http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/thephillymafia/ en-us Fri, 8 Dec 2006 02:24:52 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1750182/posts Available for sale or lease: Historic, 359-mile toll road. Guaranteed income. Heavily worn; needs TLC. Work force of thousands included. See Gov. Rendell for details. Yes, the Pennsylvania Turnpike is up for grabs. Scrounging for transportation funding amid the no-new-taxes atmosphere of Harrisburg, Rendell officially invited suitors yesterday to make an offer for the venerable tollway. "There is only one option that is not on the table - and that is doing nothing," Rendell said of Pennsylvania's quest to find almost $2 billion more each year to bolster its roads, bridges, and public transit system Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1750182/posts#comment Fri, 8 Dec 2006 02:24:52 GMT