Bush on the Home Front: Domestic Policy Triumphs and Setbacks

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Index Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, 129 accountability, 77–78, 280–81. See also standards and testing movement accounting standards, 268 achievement gaps, 63–64, 91. See also education reform activism: and base politics, 18; and bipartisanship, 315; and consumer activists, 171–72; and crossover voting , 321; and party activists, 18–19; and political polarization, 13. See also environmental issues and activism “adequate yearly progress” (AYP) standard , 77–79, 79–81, 88 adjustable-rate mortgages, 273, 276–77 affirmative action, 9 Afghanistan: and budget deficits, 50; and the Bush legacy, 292, 331; and evaluation of Bush policies, 303–304; and military spending, 303; and oil prices, 164; and tax policy, 44 AFL-CIO, 245 Africa, 158, 229 African Americans, 67–68, 80–81, 91–92, 306 age issues, 95 agenda-control powers, 239, 320–24 agricultural interests, 116, 151, 155, 241, 323. See also ethanol AIG, 283 air quality issues, 207–209, 210–13, 214–17. See also environmental issues and activism Akaka, Daniel, 125 Alabama, 128 Alaska, 117, 120, 127, 128 Alexander, Lamar, 198 Allard, Wayne, 322 Allen, George, 322 Alliance for School Choice, 81 alternative minimum tax (AMT), 38, 44, 45, 148, 284 American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), 59, 93–94, 97, 100, 103, 113 American Home Mortgage, 279 American Jobs Creation Act, 187 American Medical Association (AMA), 100, 232 anti-immigration sentiment, 223, 225– 26, 234, 242 antiwar sentiment, 305 appointment powers, 325 appropriations bills, 166, 203, 237 Archer, Bill, 55 Page numbers in italics refer to tables. 404 · Index Arches National Park, 127 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): and crossover voting, 318, 320; and cross-partisanship, 317; and energy policy, 119, 120, 122, 124, 125– 26; and failed Bush initiatives, 300; negotiations on, 160; and renewable energy, 146; and the 2000 election, 117 Arizona, 180, 228, 229, 240 Arkansas, 83 Armey, Dick, 66, 70 arsenic, 195 Arthur Andersen LLP, 267 asbestos lawsuits, 253–54, 300, 319 Asia, 229, 239 Australia, 155, 278 Automobile Association of America (AAA), 182 automobile industry: and the California Plan, 167–70, 175; and energy conservation , 166; and evaluation of Bush policies, 294; and executive powers, 327; and the federal bailout, 286–89, 291; and mileage requirements, 119; and Twenty-in-Ten initiative, 176. See also Big Three automakers Azerbaijan, 130 Bank of America, 286–87 Barone, Michael, 22 Barrosso, Jose, 260 Barton, Joe, 124, 172–73, 201 base politics, 17–21. See also partisanship ; polarization battleground states, 309 Baucus, Max: and Clear Skies initiative, 200; and crossover voting, 322; and ergonomics rules, 262; and global climate change, 198; and prescription drug benefits, 100–103; and tax cuts, 36, 37, 39, 45 Bayh, Evan, 39, 68, 69, 71, 91, 322 Bear Stearns, 279, 283 benefit-cost analyses, 257–58, 258–59, 299 Bennett, Robert, 322 Bennett, William, 225 Berman, Howard, 238 Bernanke, Ben, 46–47 Biden, Joe, 173, 305 Big Three automakers, 169, 291, 294; and CAFE standards, 167, 168; and executive powers, 327; profits and losses, 191; and Twenty-in-Ten initiative, 176. See also specific companies Bingaman, Jeff, 124, 146–47, 173, 198 biofuels: backlash against, 155–56; and Brazilian ethanol, 157–58; and cellulosic ethanol, 156–57; compromise on, 150–52; and E85, 152–55; and environmental legislation, 178; ethanol vs. MTBE, 149–50; and mileage standards, 175; prospects for ethanol, 158–59 Biofuels Corridor, 154 biomass power, 147, 159 bipartisanship: and base politics, 18–19; and crossover voting, 314; and crosspartisan strategy, 324; declines in, 293; and education reform, 68, 92; and energy policy, 119; and financial crises, 281; and good governance, 5; and immigration policy, 247; and lessons for the future, 293; and regulatory reform, 272; and reversal of Bush policies, 308; shortcomings of, 315–16; and the subprime lending crisis, 282; and the Wall Street bailout, 283–84 Blair, Tony, 199 Bloomberg, Michael, 189 Bluewater Network, 181–83 BMW, 190 Boehner, John, 68, 69–70, 72 Border Patrol, 242 border security: and administrative crackdowns, 242–44, 248; and executive powers, 328; and guest worker Index · 405 programs, 246; and homeland security , 250; and House proposals, 237; and immigrant communities, 239, 240; and immigration policy, 240–42, 244–45; negotiations on, 242; and terrorism, 234 Boston, Mass., 273 Boxer, Barbara: and CAFE standards, 181; and climate-change initiatives, 217, 218; and crossover voting, 322; and energy policy, 137; and global climate change, 198; and immigration policy, 225 Brazil, 149, 152, 158, 298, 300 Breaux, John...