Taking the Measure: The Presidency of George W. Bush

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index abortion, public opinion survey, 144 absolute immunity claim, in attorneys removal conflict, 42–43 Adlephia Communications, 106 adoption, public opinion survey, 144 advantaged category, policy treatments, 142 affirmative action, 121, 124, 125 Afghanistan, 64, 74, 77, 83, 85, 89 African American vote, 121, 152–53. See also civil rights policies; Katrina disaster African Growth and Opportunity Act, 107 agency decision-making, executive privilege claims, 38–41 agency utilization lesson, 155 agricultural subsidies, 99 AIDS initiative, Africa, 60 AIG (American International Group), 111 Alabama, immigration legislation, 138 alarmist mindset, 82–83, 84–86 al-Samarrai, Wafiq, 63 American Dream Down Payment Fund, 127 American International Group (AIG), 111 American National Election Studies (ANES), 24, 29, 30 “Anatomy of Failure” (Mitchell and Massoud ), 75 appointments lesson, governance power, 155–56 Appropriations Committee, Senate, 47, 48 Arab Spring, 67, 87, 90 Arizona, immigration legislation, 138 Arizona v. United States, 138 Ashcroft, John, 81 attorney general actions, executive privilege claims, 39–41, 43–45 attorneys firing case, executive privilege claims, 42–43, 45, 158 Australia, free-trade agreement, 107–108 automatic stabilizers, economic policy, 105 automobile industry, 114 Badie, Dina, 82–83 Bahrain, free-trade agreement, 108 bailout strategies, 102, 113–14 Baker, James, 84 Bank of America, 111 Barone, Michael, 115 Bates, John D., 43 Bay of Pigs, 83 Bear Stearns Corporation, 111 Berggen, Jason, 78 Bernanke, Ben S., 101, 102, 110–11, 112 Biden, Joe, 89 bioterrorism czar, 49 bird flue czar, 49 Black, Amy E., 53 black vote, 121, 152–53. See also civil rights policies; Katrina disaster Blair-Rockefeller Roll (2010), 143–46 Blitzer, Wolf, 119 Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Reform, 113 Bolten, Joshua, 42–43, 99–101, 102, 104 Border Protection, Anti-terrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act (2005), 137 Bork, Robert, 124 bounded rationality paradigm, 73 Bremer, Paul “Jerry,” 66, 78, 81–82 Brinkley, Douglas, 56 Brookings Institution, 129 Brown, Michael, 49 Buchanan, James, 103 budget proposals, Bush’s, 103, 113 Burden, Barry C.: biographical highlights, 162; chapter by, 21–35; comments on, 153 bureaucratic infighting. See foreign policy decision-making Burke, John, 80 Bush, Barbara, 132 Bush, George H. W., 61, 88, 115, 124, 160 166 • index Bush, George W. (overview): accomplishments summarized, 1–2, 153–54; assessment framework, 2–4; historic context, 14–18; presidency approach characterized, 14–18, 150–54; psychological characteristics , 59–61, 153. See also specific topics, e.g., foreign policy decision-making; polarization levels; unitary executive entries Bush, Prescott, 61 Bush Doctrine, 62, 64 The Bush Tragedy (Weisberg), 55, 61, 71 business cycles, recession dating, 94–95 Byrd, Robert C., 47, 48 Calabresi, Stephen, 37 California, immigration legislation, 138 campaigns: citizen learning during, 23; microtargeting strategies, 31–33, 151; rhetoric during, 11–12, 21, 79, 136 Cannon, Carl M., 61 Cannon, Lou, 61 capital reserve requirements, financial institutions , 112 Card, Andrew, 47–48, 72, 81, 88, 99, 101 car ownership, race-related patterns, 129 Carter, Jimmy (and administration), 6, 16–17, 97, 123–24, 160 CEO management style, limitations, 74–78 A Charge to Keep (Bush), 79 Cheney, Dick: economic policy influence, 99, 101, 102; in executive privilege claims, 41, 43–45; Iraq policymaking, 64, 75, 76, 83, 85, 87; Israel policymaking, 76; policymaking power, 72, 77, 81, 88; presidential power philosophy, 37–38; reelection campaign, 66 Chertoff, Michael, 49 Chicago, heat wave study, 129 Chile, free-trade agreement, 107–108 China, 79, 90, 107 Chrysler LLC, 114 CIA, 62–64, 76 citizen learning, 22–25, 29–30 citizenship path, immigration, 137, 138, 146 civil rights policies: Bush administration approach, 124–28; historic actions summarized , 123–24. See also Katrina disaster Clarke, Richard, 48, 82 Clean Air Act, 40 Clegg, Roger, 125 Clinton, Bill (and administration): characterized , 13–14; China policy, 79; civil rights policy, 124; crime rates, 58; in debt rankings , 97; economic policy, 97, 99, 100, 107, 109; on greatness opportunities, 13, 56; pardon documents, 41; and presidential power trap, 160; public opinion, 29, 34n9, 115 Clinton, Hillary, 89 cloture, 6 coercive diplomacy model, 86 Cohen, Cathy, 128 Cohen, Jeffrey E., 57 Cold War factor, immigration reform, 142 Columbia, free-trade agreement, 108 command lesson, 154–55 communications privilege exemption, 41–43 communism factor, immigration reform, 142 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (2006), 137 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (2007), 137 compromise, 21 Congress, U.S.: budget activity, 103–105, 112–13, 114; as change impediment, 5–6; czar appointment conflicts, 47–49, 50; executive privilege conflicts, 38–45, 158; faith-based initiative development, 46–47; financial regulation, 106...