GOVERNOR ED RENDELL: “READ MY LIPS. JUST GIVE ME A SECOND TO WIPE OFF THE MAYONNAISE FIRST”

GOVERNOR DEFENDS PROPOSED 1% SALES TAX INCREASE, BUT SAYS, “I WILL SEE THAT MOST FOOD ITEMS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED." POLITICAL WATCHDOGS SAY NEW TAX WILL BE HARD TO SWALLOW, BUT RENDELL COUNTERS, "I CAN HELP WITH THAT, TOO."