[Nextrush]

Rendell knows how to "keep people in line." I've heard the workers at PennDot (Department of Transportation) have been promised their first pay raise in several years next February.

That's Eddie's way of getting their votes this year or they don't get a raise next year.

The slot machine process also interests me. I wonder how many of the people getting those licenses to operate slots have pumped some of the at least 23 million dollars Rendell has for his campaign so far.

[Safetgiver]

I wonder how many of the people getting those licenses to operate slots .... Don't stop there. In order to GET slots, corporations have been made where the slots have to be ordered,maintained, and calibrated. So, instead of a casino owner calling Las Vegas (where they are made) and saying "How much for 300 slot machines? $10,000 a piece? OK." They must call a middle man (read politically connected) and say"....$22,000 a Piece? That's outrageous. What? Yeah I need them. OK, send them over."

[JSteff]

"The slot machine process also interests me. I wonder how many of the people getting those licenses to operate slots have pumped some of the at least 23 million dollars Rendell has for his campaign so far."

Not to mention that the licenses were sold for a song instead of being auctioned off. Several reports were that the state could have made $100's of millions of dollars per license.