In their Politically Uncorrected column, Terry Madonna and Michael L. Young make the case that two-term Gov. Ed Rendell shouldn’t be ruled out as a vice presidential nominee.

Madonna, a frequent political source of mine, is professor of public affairs at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster. Young is managing partner of Michael Young Strategic Research.

They list the pros and cons of a Rendell vice presidency. But they say that Rendell brings something more important than his political assets — he would put Pennsylvania firmly in the Democratic column.

“With Rendell on the ticket, the Keystone State is a slam dunk for Democrats — without Rendell on the ballot it could be dicey,’’ they write.

While Rendell has said he wouldn’t run for public office again, he has made no secret of his desire to serve in the White House as energy secretary.

Read the full column at http:// politics.fandm.edu.

— John Guerriero