While the media focuses on the illogic of hosting a Republican convention in New York City where elected officials and registered voters are overwhelmingly Democrats, it fails to recognize that compassionate conservative policies—enacted by Republicans—have transformed the city, and made the streets safe and the economy prosper. In fact, New York is the perfect place for Republicans to convene. Our panels on Accountability and Raising Standards, Quality of Life, and President Bush’s Tax Policies will show how this happened.
AGENDA
| 8:30 AM | Registration |
| 9:00 AM | Welcoming Remarks: Lawrence Mone, President, Manhattan Institute Peggy Noonan, Trustee, Manhattan Institute, How Good Ideas Helped Change New York |
| 9:20 AM - 10:35 AM | FIRST PANEL: CHANGED EXPECTATIONS: ACCOUNTABILITY AND RAISING STANDARDS Tony Coles, Former New York City Deputy Mayor, Mayor Giuliani Administration (Moderator) Herman Badillo, 100 Hispanic Men, Raising Standards at CUNY Peter Cove, Founder, America Works, Moving People from Welfare to Work |
| 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM | SECOND PANEL: QUALITY OF LIFE: REINVENTING NEW YORK'S SOCIAL POLICY John Podhoretz, Columnist, New York Post (Moderator) George Kelling, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute, How New York Became the Safest Big City in America Daniel Biederman, President, 34th Street Partnership, Jumpstarting New York’s Commercial Revival |
| 12:00 PM | Reception |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM | LUNCHEON DISCUSSION: HOW THE BUSH TAX CUTS HELP NEW YORK E. J. McMahon, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute (new report) Steve Malanga, Senior Fellow & Contributing Editor, City Journal Lawrence Kudlow, Chief Executive Officer, Kudlow & Co. (Moderator) |
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