Gov. Ed Rendell is upset with the legislature’s inaction on the implementation of table games.  Why is it “intolerable” as he called it?  Well, the state comes up $200 million if the legislature doesn’t legalize poker, etc. soon.

This might be ironic if it weren’t so frustrating.  Rendell has no right to be angry about budget shortfalls, period.  This man could’ve taxed table games at a decent level, number one.  But the more egregious offense here is Rendell’s refusal to support a severance tax on gas (which he once supported, then stopped… what happened in between, I wonder).

His legacy, which NEPArtisan could’ve respected, has been tarnished and destroyed by nonsensical disregard for common sense government.  Throwing money at education won’t save his reputation (not to mention this time around he just used stimulus money to plug education holes, which was in direct violation of the purpose of those funds).

But what does Rendell have to lose?  Nothing, really.  He’ll retire with high popularity anyway.  Why that is, I couldn’t tell you.