We need your help immediately.
The front page of the Metro headlines: "Rendell calls council gutless over casinos." In the article, Rendell calls our elected officials gutless and says they are "extorted by community groups."
Extorted by community groups? Give us break. We call it democracy, Rendell.
It is not gutless to take leadership from the people. It does take guts to stand up to casino money. Rendell has his priorities screwed up.
We are asking him to retract his statements. Democracy is beautiful thing. Casinos are not.
He is resorting to name-calling and fluffing numbers to defend a policy that only benefits his rich donors. He claims thousands of jobs - but the only jobs assured are those for his friends. The longshoremen's union, small businesses, and citizens have said more jobs will be lost and threatened. At stake is quality long-term planning which is antithetical to casinos versus plastering big boxes with a dose of wishful thinking.
We have previously asked Rendell for his research. As best as we can tell, all his numbers come directly from the casino lobbyists and their "research".
Rendell: it's time for you to show your cards. Instead of name-calling, let's have an open, transparent debate.
