Wednesday, August 4: Day 11

Policy Development V
  Keeping a Campaign Promise - Bush

Instructor Roger Porter

Key Take Aways...

• When considering options, always consider the "status quo."
• President's approval ratings...They always go down over time in office.

Photo:  John Harvard Statue.  It is considered good luck to rub his shoe!

Policy Development VI
  Cleaning Up Big Dirties

Instructor Roger Porter

Key Take Aways....

• Many hands.  "Policy/legislation is always the product of many hands."
• Consider.  Before developing policy/legislation always consider:
• Substantive Reality  What is the history of the issue?  What is current impact?  Current knowledge on issue? 
• Political Reality:  What can you get others to agree to?

Political Managment V
  Inran Contra:  "Telling the Boss He's Wrong"

Instructor:  Phil Heymann

Key Take Aways....

• Options.  What to do when you don't get the alternative/reaction you wanted....Pursuade, Change the Proposal, Time the Proposal differently, Marshall your influence, Change the Situation, Build a Coalition, Change the View of a Supporter, and Quit. 
• Key:  Keep Talking about the issue.
• Maturity.  Be mature enoguht to talk through key issues....even the hard ones!