In related news, CAIR accidentally let an evil Joooo into one of its fundraisers.

(JWeekly)– Ed Rendell may be a private citizen once again, but don’t expect the 67-year-old Jewish former governor to sit around idly.

In fact, Rendell, who admittedly has never spent much time in synagogue but has expressed pride in his heritage, hinted he might even explore his Judaism a little more — if he has the time, that is.

“It’s interesting, my brother, who is a few years older, has become religious and subjected himself to religious training at an older age,” the second Jewish governor in Pennsylvania history said about Robert Rendell, a Texas lawyer.

…Rendell also stood by his 2007 decision to attend a fundraiser sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic  Relations, a controversial Muslim group — the same event keynoted by Rep. Joe Sestak that caused much flak during his campaigns, including Sestak’s latest failed run for senator.

The Democratic congressman’s appearance there became an oft-discussed issue in his race for the Senate. Two years after that dinner, the FBI, which used to cooperate with CAIR in its effort to better understand concerns in the Muslim community, cut ties to the group, citing unresolved questions over CAIR’s connections to Hamas.

“I don’t necessarily have a litmus test of 20 things you have to agree with me on before I listen to your concerns,” said Rendell. “Obviously, I don’t agree with everything that CAIR has done, but I still believe I have an obligation to engage them.”

His philosophy, essentially, is to talk to almost everybody.

“Does that mean I would extend it to Nazis?” he asked rhetorically. “No, obviously there is a line to be drawn.”