Now I know this state budget impasse is getting pretty serious.
It apparently kept Gov. Ed Rendell from his normal spot on the set of the Comcast Eagles Post-Game Live show.
The guv had to be piped in from Harrisburg, where he continues to lord over the standoff with House and Senate Republicans on a spending plan.
Hey, it’s only 70-some days overdue. What’s the rush? Especially when the Birds are back in action.
Rendell huddled with legislative leaders last night in an effort to improve the tentative deal that was announced Friday. Rendell savaged the deal, saying the numbers did not add up, that it would lead to a whopping budget deficit and likely big-time tax hikes next year.
Know this about Rendell. He wants his legacy to be that of the “education governor.” That’s why last year he pushed for a new way of dispersing state education funds, with those districts in the most dire need in line to get the most bucks.
He also is pushing to make sure those funding boosts are not cut.
That’s one of the reasons he has dug in his feet on this budget deal. He does not want that legacy short-circuited.
One thing you can take to the bank. Table games are about to arrive in Pennsylvania. The deal announced Friday would give the green light for the state’s new slots parlors to add table games. It comes just as Delaware adds parlay bets on NFL games. Yesterday the Delaware casinos were jammed with bettors laying down money on their NFL parlays. That means you have to select a minimum of three games. Didn’t seem to stop many people from getting a piece of the action on the first Sunday of the NFL season.
Maybe Rendell and the Republican leaders can finally sit down and hash out this budget mess this week.
Then the governor can get on to the really pressing business, such as next week’s home opener against the Saints and who will be at quarterback for the Birds.
It will be interesting to see how long Rendell stays away from the Comcast set if there is no deal in place.
Me? I’m betting on a budget deal this week, and Ed in his normal spot Sunday night.
And I don’t even have to go to Delaware to do it.
It apparently kept Gov. Ed Rendell from his normal spot on the set of the Comcast Eagles Post-Game Live show.
The guv had to be piped in from Harrisburg, where he continues to lord over the standoff with House and Senate Republicans on a spending plan.
Hey, it’s only 70-some days overdue. What’s the rush? Especially when the Birds are back in action.
Rendell huddled with legislative leaders last night in an effort to improve the tentative deal that was announced Friday. Rendell savaged the deal, saying the numbers did not add up, that it would lead to a whopping budget deficit and likely big-time tax hikes next year.
Know this about Rendell. He wants his legacy to be that of the “education governor.” That’s why last year he pushed for a new way of dispersing state education funds, with those districts in the most dire need in line to get the most bucks.
He also is pushing to make sure those funding boosts are not cut.
That’s one of the reasons he has dug in his feet on this budget deal. He does not want that legacy short-circuited.
One thing you can take to the bank. Table games are about to arrive in Pennsylvania. The deal announced Friday would give the green light for the state’s new slots parlors to add table games. It comes just as Delaware adds parlay bets on NFL games. Yesterday the Delaware casinos were jammed with bettors laying down money on their NFL parlays. That means you have to select a minimum of three games. Didn’t seem to stop many people from getting a piece of the action on the first Sunday of the NFL season.
Maybe Rendell and the Republican leaders can finally sit down and hash out this budget mess this week.
Then the governor can get on to the really pressing business, such as next week’s home opener against the Saints and who will be at quarterback for the Birds.
It will be interesting to see how long Rendell stays away from the Comcast set if there is no deal in place.
Me? I’m betting on a budget deal this week, and Ed in his normal spot Sunday night.
And I don’t even have to go to Delaware to do it.
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