Monthly Archives: September 2010

“D”-Fence

“I am a member of no organized political party. I am a Democrat.”So said the famous American humorist Will Rogers 70 years ago. The line is always good for a laugh, and depending on one’s political leanings, sometimes a sad shake of the head and wistful expelling of breath as well.But what is interesting about [...]
Posted on September 29, 2010 By Barry Schumacher
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Is “Red Ed” dead?

Adrian McMenamin is an associate director in APCO’s London officeThis afternoon, faced by a media consensus that he represents a lurch to the left and his victory was dependent on the unions, Ed Miliband used his first speech as Labour party leader – essentially his introduction to the wider electorate – to draw a line [...]
Posted on September 28, 2010 By Adrian McMenamin
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Clegg’s ‘Stick With Us’ Message to Nervous Liberal Democrats

The immediate aftermath of a British party leader’s party conference speech is a bad time to say anything critical. In 2007 Gordon Brown’s speech to the Labour Party – the first he made as Prime Minister – was really rather dismal and yet it was celebrated as a mini-triumph in the mass media. Only in the succeeding weeks did people start to point out the emperor was not wearing very much.
Posted on September 20, 2010 By Adrian McMenamin
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Happy Constitution Day!

I just got back to the office after attending the 65th annual National Conference on Citizenship at the Library of Congress.  As usual, the panels supplied an interesting  perspective on what citizenship means in modern society and how engaged (or un-engaged) people are in their community.  And, by “engaged,” I don’t mean volunteering, although that [...]
Posted on September 17, 2010 By Tara Greco
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It’s the Economy, and Then Some

Right now, the prevailing political wisdom is that the Republicans, running against the backdrop of a still sluggish economy with their tax cut mantra and smaller government refrain, will score big – very big – in the November elections. The haul in seats could be enough to allow that party to capture one, if not [...]
Posted on September 8, 2010 By Barry Schumacher
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