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Rendell blows with the wind
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | September 11, 2005 | Salena Zito

Posted on 09/11/2005 8:26:07 AM PDT by salenaz

Rendell blows with the wind

By Salena Zito Sunday, September 11, 2005

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is the ultimate finger-licking political weather prognosticator. Taking his leadership cue from what direction the wind is blowing, he makes wet-finger decisions at the drop of a hat.

Whichever way the winds blow, so blows Ed.

Finger-in-the air forecasting is dangerous. And Rendell's proclivity for it is much like the politician who never utters a word without first taking an opinion poll.

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: elections; minimumwage; pennsylvania; rendell

1 posted on 09/11/2005 8:26:08 AM PDT by salenaz
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To: salenaz

"And Rendell's proclivity for it is much like the politician who never utters a word without first taking an opinion poll."

Reminds me of President Clinton after the 1994 elections.

LYNN SWANN FOR GOVERNOR!!!


2 posted on 09/11/2005 8:31:08 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Jeanine Pirro for Senate, Hillary Clinton for Weight Watchers Spokeswoman)
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To: salenaz

And Ed Rendell probably has more moral fiber that most of the rest of the Dem'crat party hierarchy, all put together.

NOW it's a bad thing to use opinion polls as a guide for which policies to follow? Back during the years of the regime of the "Former occupant of the Oval Office, 1993-2001" this strategy was supposed to be a GOOD thing....


3 posted on 09/11/2005 8:31:20 AM PDT by alloysteel ("Master of the painfully obvious.....")
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To: salenaz
"With a band of union brothers surrounding him"

This certainly shows where his allegiance lies. Redell is not a leader, but a corrupt, incompetent politician.

4 posted on 09/11/2005 8:32:18 AM PDT by TAdams8591
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To: salenaz
Rendell blows with the wind
5 posted on 09/11/2005 8:40:50 AM PDT by Enterprise (When Rats govern they screw up and people die. Then, the Rats want to punch the President.)
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To: salenaz

Wrong. Rendell just blows.


6 posted on 09/11/2005 8:41:50 AM PDT by Siouxz ( Freepers are the best!!!)
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To: Enterprise

LOL! Beat me by a minute.


7 posted on 09/11/2005 8:42:18 AM PDT by Siouxz ( Freepers are the best!!!)
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To: salenaz
I firmly believe in the power of brevity. Headline *should* be:

Rendell Blows.

8 posted on 09/11/2005 8:43:29 AM PDT by rintense
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To: salenaz

And this makes him different from the rest of congress?

They have never proposed or passed any legislation or budgets unless the outcome was good.

They have no responsibility for anything that wasn't good for them.

Sadly, he just isn't that special.


9 posted on 09/11/2005 8:58:36 AM PDT by Steamburg (Pretenders everywhere)
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To: salenaz

Gee..maybe he'll run for President.


10 posted on 09/11/2005 8:59:24 AM PDT by putupjob
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...and get 59 million votes like Monsieur Kerry did. Quite a scary thought when you ponder it.


11 posted on 09/11/2005 9:23:11 AM PDT by Daner313 (Stop the Socialist...er, I mean Democratic party)
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To: putupjob

He would love that!


12 posted on 09/11/2005 9:24:14 AM PDT by TAdams8591
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To: salenaz

---Rendell has a solid position on firearms--he's against them in any shape or form---for civilians, at least--


13 posted on 09/11/2005 9:45:07 AM PDT by rellimpank (urbanites don' t understand the cultural deprivation of not being raised on a farm:NRABenefactor)
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To: alloysteel

Rendell must have made comments that supported the efforts of the federal gov't in LA.


14 posted on 09/11/2005 9:47:44 AM PDT by Eva
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To: salenaz

That must be one substantial wind.


15 posted on 09/11/2005 9:49:00 AM PDT by Stentor
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To: salenaz

Rendell seemed a lot more determined and decisive when he was pushing the buttons of local labor unions and their cronies in organized crime. I guess politics really does change a man.


16 posted on 09/11/2005 9:52:34 AM PDT by DaBroasta (Would trust Howard Dean to babysit your child?)
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