Report: Ed Rendell, wife decide on 'living separately,' say split is friendly

[RamboLiberal]

Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and his wife, Marjorie "Midge" Rendell, a U.S. District Court judge, have decided to separate after 40 years of marriage, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. It reports that the Rendells sent an e-mail to friends, saying in part:

"We wanted to let you know that we have decided to embark upon this next phase of our lives by living separately. This has been a difficult decision, but we both believe it is the right thing to do. Our parting is amicable, and we will remain friends and continue to be active in our community, sometimes together, sometimes separately.”

The e-mail did not say the two are divorcing, the paper said.

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/02/report_ed_rendell_wife_decide.html

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A PhillyClout item about the pair lingering over lunch after other pols had departed prompted Philadelphia Magazine in July to explore rumors of an affair. That story did little beyond giving voice to the speculation and then allowing Rendell and Snow to deny the rumor. The story ran with a portrait of a grinning Rendell seated as Snow stood smiling and standing behind him, resting her arms on his shoulders.

As Rendell’s second term as governor was winding down, he and Snow were spotted around Harrisburg having dinner, attending her son’s soccer games and enjoying the Susquehanna River on her pontoon boat.

But Rendell angrily avoided and then denounced the media after the Philadelphia Magazine story broke in July.

“No comment,” Rendell fumed when asked about the story in the Capitol. “It’s personal. It’s between me and my family. There’s no governmental interest here. What I said and what Dr. Snow said in Philadelphia magazine is the truth. That’s it. Don’t ask me again.”

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/cityhall/Gov_Rendell_Splits_With_Wife_After_40_Years_Of_Marriage.html

PhillyDeals: Rendell's part-time gig as "senior adviser" to an investment bank

Ed Rendell, ex-mayor, ex-governor, has joined the investment bank Greenhill & Co. as a "senior adviser."

Greenhill boss Scott Bok wants Rendell to help his New York Stock Exchange-listed investment bank buy highways and other public property from cities and states, lease or sell them to private investors, and pocket the fees.

"He's a nationally respected figure," Bok told me. He wouldn't say what the well-connected Democrat could collect for his part-time gig.

Rendell knows well how broke states and cities are today, and what can be done about it, Bok said: "You can cut services, which isn't popular. You can raise taxes, which isn't popular. Or you can think of assets to monetize."

Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/joseph-distefano/20110203_PhillyDeals__Rendell_s_part-time_gig_as__quot_senior_adviser_quot__to_an_investment_bank.html#ixzz1DJr2MdC1
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[GoneOffShore]

1. Midge finally got tired of Philanderin' Fast Eddie.

[SoCalDem]

2. sounds like it.

LOTS of long-time marriages end around the 35-40 yr mark.

It;s not hard to see why.

Especially in a high profile couple where each one has a separate life in addition to their married life.

kids are long-since grown & gone.. time is psent apart.

why not spread your wings & try a new life for what's remaining for you..IF you can afford it.

I suspect that a lot of women dream of this, but stay put because they cannot afford to leave.

Women in their late 60's + married in a time when it was expected of a woman to marry young, have kids & be the woman behind the man. Times changed, but by then these women had the kids already, so many of them fulfilled their obligation to the kids & family and are now "done with it all"..