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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Ed Rendell

People

Angry

Job

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

Ed Rendell

Truth

Tell

" 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 think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we don't permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we don't exacerbate the problem. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I am a fiscal conservative. "

Ed Rendell

I Am

Conservative

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

" I love the concept of community energy. "

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

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

" I hate negative ads in general. "

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

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

Ed Rendell

Going

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "