Reagan's Disciple: George W. Bush's Troubled Quest for a Presidential LegacyPublicAffairs, 7 дек. 2007 г. - Всего страниц: 336 George W. Bush ran for office promising to continue what conservative icon Ronald Reagan started, and two years into his first term, Bush was still being described as "Reagan's son." Today, with the Iraq War spinning out of control and the Democrats in charge of Congress, Republicans and the conservative movement have all but abandoned George W. Bush. What happened? Did Bush change, or did his party's perceptions? Has the war and Bush's performance on other issues derailed the larger goals of the Reagan Revolution -- and even undermined its foundations? Or does the nation remain on a conservative path despite Bush's low standing with his fellow Americans? In Reagan's Disciple, two widely respected reporter/ historians provide an authoritative and concise investigation into these issues. They describe the essence of the 40th and the 43rd presidencies, and compare them to shed new light on the history of the past three decades. They show both how extraordinary a leader Reagan was, and how preposterous the expectations for Bush were from the beginning. As Americans look toward choosing a new leader in 2008, Reagan's Disciple will serve as an instructive tale for Republicans, Democrats, and independents alike. |
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... liberals who couldn't stand Reagan when he was alive have discovered hitherto unrecognized qualities of greatness in the fortieth president. Disappointed conservatives, meanwhile, have recast Bush as the Anti-Reagan. “Bush is not a ...
... liberals who couldn't stand Reagan when he was alive have discovered hitherto unrecognized qualities of greatness in the fortieth president. Disappointed conservatives, meanwhile, have recast Bush as the Anti-Reagan. “Bush is not a ...
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... liberal circles over whether Al Gore would have launched an invasion to oust Saddam Hussein. Gore, who said in the 2000 campaign that his guiding principle as president would be “WWJD” (what would Jesus do?), answered, as many Democrats ...
... liberal circles over whether Al Gore would have launched an invasion to oust Saddam Hussein. Gore, who said in the 2000 campaign that his guiding principle as president would be “WWJD” (what would Jesus do?), answered, as many Democrats ...
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... liberal detractors, citing all of this—his hard-partying college years; his mediocre academic record; his stint in the Army Air Corps Reserves, for which he was barely present in his last couple of years; the family connections that ...
... liberal detractors, citing all of this—his hard-partying college years; his mediocre academic record; his stint in the Army Air Corps Reserves, for which he was barely present in his last couple of years; the family connections that ...
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... liberal on social issues, which generally meant race relations and women's rights. During the campaign, Prescott Bush denounced Truman's proposals for “socialized medicine,” warned against the perceived power of “labor bosses” (but not ...
... liberal on social issues, which generally meant race relations and women's rights. During the campaign, Prescott Bush denounced Truman's proposals for “socialized medicine,” warned against the perceived power of “labor bosses” (but not ...
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... liberal Democrat during the New Deal, and in 1952 he sought the Democratic senatorial nomination himself. He didn't get it, but he campaigned in the general election for the man who did, Abraham Ribicoff—despite the fact that Ribicoff ...
... liberal Democrat during the New Deal, and in 1952 he sought the Democratic senatorial nomination himself. He didn't get it, but he campaigned in the general election for the man who did, Abraham Ribicoff—despite the fact that Ribicoff ...
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The Three Presidencies of George W Bush | 55 |
Safe for Democracy | 97 |
Noble Causes | 111 |
The Short Wars of Ronald Reagan | 135 |
The Long Wars of George W Bush | 169 |
MBA President | 219 |
Reagans Disciple | 257 |
Legacy | 285 |
Acknowledgments | 327 |
Notes | 331 |
Bibliography | 351 |
Index | 363 |
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Стр. 98 - Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Стр. 207 - They were careless people, Tom and Daisy — they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
Стр. 105 - To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that we have, with the pride of those who know that the day has come when America is privileged to spend her blood and her might for the principles that gave her birth and happiness and the peace which she has treasured. God helping her, she can do no other.
Стр. 33 - I think when you make the decision, it might be well if you would ask yourself, are you better off than you were four years ago? Is it easier for you to go and buy things in the stores than it was four years ago? Is there more or less unemployment in the country than there was four years ago? Is America as respected throughout the world as it was? Do you feel that our security is as safe, that we're as strong as we were four years ago?
Стр. 260 - Robert Bork's America is a land in which women would be forced into back alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, rogue police could break down citizens...
Стр. 101 - We are led, by events and common sense, to one conclusion: The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.