If Pennsylvania really was the political failure described by many contemporaries, how could it have become su

Question

If Pennsylvania really was the political failure described by many contemporaries, how could it have become such a spectacular economic succuss?

Answer 1

Shhhh.... don't question it. Just take the money.

Answer 2

~Hey, look at Massachusetts and Virginia. Not to mention Mitt Romney and the '02 Olympics or Lee Iaccoca and Chrysler (but that might not, in the long run, be such a great example).