Ed Rendell Quotes

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Ed Rendell

Profession : Politician

Birth : January 5, 1944

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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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Natural gas is great for America in so many ways.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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I am a fiscal conservative.

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I normally don't endorse in Democratic primaries.

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I hate negative ads in general.

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

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I love the concept of community energy.

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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.

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

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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.

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