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" 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. "

Ed Rendell

President

Dignity

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" 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. "

" It used to be that Democrats and Republicans would disagree, but they could be social to each other. There were times during the year that we acted together in the good of the country. "

" If there was a way to discourage trash constitutionally, I would sure as heck take a hard look at it. I don't think there is. So I don't think there's a choice here. "

" If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff. "

" I hate negative ads in general. "

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

" Is regulation per se bad? Is better regulation bad? I think better regulation is good for the business community, and I think that's something we should get together on. "

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

Ed Rendell

Terms

Lose

" 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. "

" 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. "

" George W. Bush always said and did what he believed and he let it rip. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Natural gas is great for America in so many ways. "

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

Ed Rendell

Going

" I love the concept of community energy. "

" 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. "

" The Medicaid system currently steers people toward nursing home care. Far more people can be covered in community-based care programs for significantly less. "

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

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

" 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 am a fiscal conservative. "

Ed Rendell

I Am

Conservative

" Well, the infrastructure part of the stimulus has worked. There's absolutely no question about it. We can demonstrate in Pennsylvania and other states around the union how it's produced good, paying jobs both on the construction sites and back in American factories. It has worked. "

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

" 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. "

" Like working families all across the state, we must find a way to make government live within its means. "

" But in the long run we're not going to be able to keep out of state trash away from Pennsylvania. "

" 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. "