Blanco.... and did I just see some Dems bagging Ed Rendell? Why?
I know he's got a Republican State Legislature, but I haven't seen him do very much or make efforts to compromise with Republicans. I think he'd be a good Senator however and I'd like to see him run against Santorum (which won't happen unfortunetly), and have Casey take over the governor's mansion.
Is this some kind of joke? Rendell has got more through the state legislature in two years then most Governors get through in 8 years.
Such as what ?
His economic stimulus package, Pre-school funding, $200 million in block grants for schools, Gaming/Property tax relief, $200 million in abatements for physicians to counter medical malpractice insurance costs, PACE and PACENET expansion, strategic sourcing initiative, grants for renewable power industries, $10 million be used to pay for subsidized child-care services, eliminating a waiting list for subsidized child care for low-income working families, health care tax credits for retired workers whose company can no longer provide health benefits, and expanding/fixing state liquor system (opening some stores up in grocery stores etc, this needs more work obviously). Then there's the $800 million growing greener expansion which will be on the ballot in the Spring, if the Republican cooperate.
