Gov. Rendell is t
rying to lure the legislature back to Harrisburg for a late August session to deal with the $400-million plus hole in the PennDOT budget due to the fed refusing to allow I80 to become a toll road. WIthout additional revenue, Rendell said Tuesday, hundreds of scheduled road and bridge projects will have to be cancelled.
"We've got to act," he added. "This is the time for political courage." Well, actually it is not. The problem is that in order to fill the hole, the legislature will have to increase either the gas tax or PennDOT fees. And they are not willing to even mention the "T" word before the November election. Odds are Rendell will not get his special session. Maybe he should mail yellow feathers to each of the legislators.
