POST-GAZETTE: In his frequent travels and news media appearances, Gov. Ed Rendell has been one of the most vociferous backers of last year’s stimulus bill, a topic most Democrats strive to avoid.
On Monday morning he huddled at the White House with President Barack Obama, Cabinet secretaries and other governors and mayors from around the country to hone a strategy of how to pass — and sell — another pricey investment, this one directed entirely to American infrastructure…
As ever, Mr. Rendell emerged from the State Dining room meeting armed with statistics describing the benefits (12,200 construction jobs as of June 30) and effectiveness (99 percent of the projects are under way) of the stimulus spending in Pennsylvania, and preaching its necessity… (more)
