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" I think politics today is all about false choices: You can have a robust energy economy and a challenged environment, or a great environment and no economy. That's a false choice. You can do both. "

Ed Rendell

Politics

Great

Today

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" There are a tremendous amount of environmental issues that are on the table. "

" I think national issues play into gubernatorial races less than, obviously, in Senate and Congressional races. Much less. They tend to be more decided by personality, leadership qualities and by state or local issues. They still have some effect, no question about it, but not as much as Senate and Congressional races. "

" Would I be happy just practicing law? No. Would I be happy just doing TV and speeches? No. I want to do all of these things and be as active as I can... but my main goal is to have some degree of influence on the public discussion. "

" We will not lose this election for lack of money. "

" I've always sort of believed that the future takes care of itself. "

" For my part, I make this pledge to all of you: The politics of division, of pitting east against west, urban versus rural, region against region, and people against people will have no place in my Administration. "

" If I lose, I lose. I'll do it on my terms. "

Ed Rendell

Terms

Lose

" I have said consistently both in my papers and in my speeches - which you heard in the primary campaign - that I will continue to phase out the Capital Stock and Franchise tax. "

" I am a free spirit. I tell the truth, and I like to mix it up. "

Ed Rendell

Truth

Tell

" One of the reasons we don't have our deficit under control is because Republicans are wusses and won't tell their base a simple fact that everyone knows. We can't eliminate the deficit without raising some revenue... They're wusses. "

" Tourism is our second biggest industry in terms of the people it employs. "

" And secondly, I would impose a significant state landfill tipping fee and use that tipping fee to fund the billion dollar bond issue that I want to create to produce the funds for all of the environmental challenges that we just went over. "

" I hate negative ads in general. "

" Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth. "

" We are the second oldest state in the Union because too many of our young people are leaving Pennsylvania. They are leaving Pennsylvania behind for opportunities elsewhere. "

" Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly. "

" I think the president should be accessible, should answer questions that aren't pre-screened, but I think there should be a little bit of dignity to the presidency. "

" One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well. "

" I'm interested in giving business an opportunity by improving the tax environment to invest and grow with Pennsylvania, to expand and put more money in capital investment and creating jobs. "

" I love the concept of community energy. "

" I normally don't endorse in Democratic primaries. "

" Growing Greener doesn't produce money for farmland preservation or open space preservation. "

" You know rule one for the vice president is make sure you never upstage the president, right? It's rule one. "

" Most people are motivated by the economy. And if you've lost your job, lost your mortgage, lost your 401(k), you're angry. And if your brother-in-law has lost one of those you're angry still. And when you're angry you take it out on people who are in office. Which is natural. "

" We've been working our tail off and lead by that example. "

" And preserving our open spaces or having them there for recreational purposes is one of the things that contributes to the high level of quality of life that we offer in Pennsylvania, and that also translates into economic benefits. "

" Look, natural gas, just like oil, is going to eventually go away. It's not renewable. "

Ed Rendell

Going

" If you have spent any time with Barack Obama, you know he's a funny guy. He's a good guy. He knows sports. "

" And the beautiful open spaces, the forests of Pennsylvania, the recreational uses that come from having these green open spaces and forests, they contribute dramatically to the level of our tourism, dramatically. "