INQUIRER: Last night Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania’s irrepressible outgoing governor, threw his hat into the ring of what may be his new career: talk-show guest. During an appearance on The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, Fast Eddy displayed his gift for light banter, parrying with host Stephen Colbert. The comedian had teed up the governor during his monologue, playing the now infamous radio interview in which an exasperated Rendell called us “a nation of wusses.” Rendell did not back down from his plank of rugged individualism, saying, “We can’t get anything done anymore.” He delivered a call to action, declaring: “It’s time for us to start fighting back.” Bold words, but those are the hallmark of TV punditry. MORE
