Edward G. Rendell's Quotes

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

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

I am a fiscal conservative.

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

I hate negative ads in general.

I love the concept of community energy.

I normally don't endorse in Democratic primaries.

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

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

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

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

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

Natural gas is great for America in so many ways.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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