Gov. Ed Rendell's Campaign Ads on Taxes

I just saw one of Ed Rendell's campaign ads, and it was amazing. The ad was all about him fighting for lower taxes. Ed Rendell? The same governor who wanted to increase the income tax rate by more than a third and fought incredibly hard to get the increase in the income tax and other taxes that he wanted? Now he is claiming that he has been the champion of lower taxes? No one can argue that the overall tax rate has gone down under Rendell's tenure. Obviously Lynn Swan's campaign ads must be drawing some blood. I just hope that Rendell doesn't again claim a mandate for increasing taxes again if he wins the election.