act of genitive in english

[Srdjan]

The question is related to the genitive case usage in Eng. language.

I have found some examples where the genitive "s" has been dropped as:

1. Part of the reason was a lack of liberal positions on the Kennedy platform.
2. Do you feel the Bush Administration has done enough in response to Hurricane Katrina?

Srdjan

[Tdol]

It is common to use nouns as adjectives in this way. The first suggests positions that are liberal in thought, not positions belonging to the liberals to me.

[hela]

Maybe he/she meant "the Kennedy's platform", what do you think?

[Tdol]

It's fine without the -'s. In fact, it's better without to me.