Saying he is still in “grand jury mode,” Attorney General Tom Corbett, governor-elect of Pennsylvania, made it clear that as governor he won’t say much about issues until he is absolutely ready to make an announcement.

“I’m not Ed Rendell,” said Corbett, a Shaler Republican, referring to the loquacious outgoing governor who held frequent news conferences and was prone to speaking off the cuff.

Corbett made the remarks today in a brief interview with the Tribune-Review prior to a Pennsylvania Republican Party luncheon at the annual gathering of the Pennsylvania Society.