Yes We Can?
After convincing Pennsylvania voters to believe in Hillary, Rendell will almost certainly be soon asking them to switch to Obama.
King of the Hill: It's tough to know how voters would respond to a shift in Rendell's loyalties.
The four students from Parkway Northwest High School for Peace and Social Justice exit the International House stage after presenting an ambitious recycling program they want the School District to adopt. The crowd of around 100 applauds politely.
State Rep. Dwight Evans, dressed in a gray suit with a pink shirt and no tie, grabs the microphone.
"It starts with them," Evans says. "We want young people to take ownership of their environment."
The Parkway program and the upcoming presentations by Imhotep Institute and Martin Luther King High are all part of this year's Dwight Evans Leadership Summit, the third annual event sponsored by the longtime West Oak Lane politician.
"Young people need to understand citizenship," Evans insists. "You all play a role in government, in society."
As Evans makes his passionate appeal, the doors of the theater burst open, and Ed Rendell lumbers into the auditorium.
The governor waves to the audience with both hands in the air, testing the strength of the single button keeping his suit jacket closed around his generous torso. He smiles and takes the microphone from Evans, who quickly realizes that the Dwight Evans Leadership Summit has just become part of the Ed Rendell traveling sideshow.
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| King of the Hill: It's tough to know how voters would respond to a shift in Rendell's loyalties. |
"When people turn out and vote, and when they register in high levels, the money doesn't matter anymore," Rendell raps. "The only thing that can counteract the effect of money on politics is the effect the people can have."
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1. fjgraff said... on May 28, 2008 at 02:26AM
“Boy Oh Boy! You writer's never quit. Rendell and Ridge are just what we don't need to handle those Iraqi terrorist. I personally know things,these two men didn't have, when it came to a fight. Also, one quit security, the other one avoided the draft. Both quitter's when we needed them, why would you want them now. Stay in Erie Tom, and Ed hit the sands of Ocean City. Leave the sands of the terrorist to a real soldier.”
2. H Galecki said... on May 28, 2008 at 01:50PM
“I liked Rendell as mayor of Philly, I thought he really turned it around fiscally, but as gov. he hasn't kept any of his promises. He's only raised taxes every year and once again he's late on the state budget. If he's on any ticket I'm not voting for fast eddie. Retire eddie, you can be Eagles color commentator.”
3. Joan said... on May 28, 2008 at 04:34PM
“I think that Ed Randel should be loyal to Hillary Clinton and keep his promise to her. Please dont come on tv shows under the guise of saying that you are a realist or shooting the breeze with other politicians who are for her competition. Watch how quicklly some of them will betrayy you in a heartbeat.”
4. Joan said... on May 28, 2008 at 05:34PM
“I think that Ed Randel should be loyal to Hillary Clinton and keep his promise to her. Please dont come on tv shows under the guise of saying that you are a realist or shooting the breeze with other politicians who are for her competition. Watch how quicklly some of them will betrayy you in a heartbeat.”