Ed Rendell

Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly. ”

Natural gas is great for America in so many ways. ”

Look, natural gas, just like oil, is going to eventually go away. It's not renewable. ”

One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well. ”

Is regulation per se bad? Is better regulation bad? I think better regulation is good for the business community, and I think that's something we should get together on. ”

I think the president should be accessible, should answer questions that aren't pre-screened, but I think there should be a little bit of dignity to the presidency. ”

I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we don't permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we don't exacerbate the problem. ”

If you have spent any time with Barack Obama, you know he's a funny guy. He's a good guy. He knows sports. ”

Most people are motivated by the economy. And if you've lost your job, lost your mortgage, lost your 401(k), you're angry. And if your brother-in-law has lost one of those you're angry still. And when you're angry you take it out on people who are in office. Which is natural. ”

I think politics today is all about false choices: You can have a robust energy economy and a challenged environment, or a great environment and no economy. That's a false choice. You can do both. ”