Election Insurrection: The Mid-Term Elections 2010

The Common Good and the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College joined forces to present “Election Insurrection: The Mid-Term Elections 2010.” This timely forum brought together America’s top political journalists with a range of strategists from across the political spectrum to discuss the importance—and likely impact—of the November Congressional and gubernatorial elections. Through civil dialog and civic initiatives, The Common Good seeks to inspire broader participation in our democracy and bridge the growing divisions that threaten our nation. Our members joined us for this vital and enlightening evening of discussion and debate.

MODERATOR

• Dan Abrams, NBC Legal Correspondent 

PANELISTS: 

• Carl Bernstein, Pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter

• Jonathan Capehart, editorial writer for the Washington Post

• Matthew Dowd, former strategist for President George W. Bush

• Jane Hamsher, founder of one of the leading political blogs, Firedoglake

• Steve Hildebrand, former campaign advisor for President Obama

• Ed Rollins, former lead campaign advisor for Ronald Reagan and Ross Perot

• Doug Schoen, former strategist for Clinton-Gore and Michael Bloomberg

• Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation

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Ed Koch on the Reform of New York's Government

The Common Good held a conversation with Former Mayor of New York City, Honorable Ed Koch on reform of New York’s state government in Albany.

Mayor Ed Koch saved the City of New York from bankruptcy and in doing so restored the pride of New Yorkers. During his three terms as Mayor from 1978-1989, he restored fiscal stability to the City of New York, and he was responsible for placing the City on a GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Practices) balanced budget basis. He created a housing program which, over a ten-year period, provided more than 150,000 units of affordable housing financed by City funds in the amount of $5.1 billion. He created for the first time in New York City a merit judicial selection system and selected some of the most outstanding public servants to serve in his administration.

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Meet & Greet: Governor Ed Randell

The Common Good was pleased to announce that Governor Rendell who made a stop in New York City to come and speak to us right after his successful re-election winning over 60% of the vote.

During Gov Rendell’s term, the State had an 800 million surplus while increasing funding for Head Start by $10 million and fully funding expansion of the Children’s Health insurance program. The Governor also instituted a controversial gambling plan increase revenues by $1 billion as part of a plan to fund property tax reduction. Pennsylvania Job Growth has risen from 41st to 15th under his leadership.

Former Governor Ed Rendell has become a champion for progress in the area of alternative energy, and now serves as a consultant or board member for several green and alternative energy firms, including Own Energy, The Efficiency Network and VNG.co. He has also remained heavily involved in the campaign for government efficiency and strategic cost cutting through his work with entities such as Government Sourcing Solutions and Public Financial Management.

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