So, as you may know by now, Governor Ed Rendell has dropped about 40 pounds in the last few months. He’s getting so skinny, in fact, that you can now see his back through the hair on his back. Hiyo! We kid. In fact, we applaud the Guv — while the whole rest of the state seems to be hunkering down more than ever with the whole lazy-fat-American-who-blames-everyone-else-for-their-problems meme, Eddie gives us hope. If he can do it, so can we! No, seriously. That’s why we read with great interest PhillyMag’s Ed Rendell diet tips with both a straight face (OK, mostly straight) and a genuine curiosity. Because guess what? They make sense! Even if some of the tips are like duh — “Reducing everything I put in my mouth by 50 percent has really worked for me” — we ask you: Hey, when’s the last time you dropped 40 like it was a bad habit?

This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 at 11:21 am.