George W. Bush - Presidency: Bush was the first Republican president to enjoy a majority in both houses of Congress since Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1950s. Taking advantage of his party’s strength, Bush proposed a $1.6 trillion tax-cut bill in February
George W. Bush is the 43rd president of the United States (2001–09), who led his country’s response to the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001 and initiated the Iraq War in 2003. He won the presidency in 2000 over Vice President Al Gore in one of th
George W. Bush: 2000 Presidential Election George W. Bush: First Presidential Term: 2001‑2005 George W. Bush: Second Presidential Term: 2005‑2009 George W. Bush: Post‑Presidency George W. Bush (1946-), America’s 43rd president, served in office from 2001 to 2009. Before en...
Like many presidents before him, the George W. Bush presidency will find its place in history balanced against his successes and failures. In July 2013, George W. Bush made history when he joined President Barack Obama in Africa in commemoration of the 15th anniversary of Osama bin Laden's ...
Then, after Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein launched an invasion and occupation of Kuwait in August 1990 and threatened to invade Saudi Arabia, Bush organized a military coalition of more than 30 countries who began a U.S.-led air assault against Iraq in mid-January 1991. After five weeks of th...
Steve Bannon shared an unforgiving critique Friday of former President George W. Bush just one...Chaitin, Daniel
State power and democracy : before and during the presidency of George W. Bush Andrew Kolin Palgrave Macmillan, 2011doi:10.1080/14794012.2012.698561Matthew Alan HillPalgrave MacmillanJournal of Transatlantic StudiesKolin, Andrew (2011), "State Power and Democracy: Before and During the Presidency of ...
What upsets me more is the pageant of Knox’s contempt and dishonesty to which the media offers no critique. It’s become the familiar meme of the 21st century, unblinking denial. There were psychopaths before George W. Bush, but I believe he pioneered the role as foil to modern media’...
One key economic issue – taxes – played an important role in George Bush's presidency. When running for President he had famously declared "Read my lips, no new taxes." However, in the fall of 1990 President Bush did sign off on a budget that reduced the federal deficit, but also con...
This essay places George W. Bush's presidency and the Bush administration in some historical context by applying the model of "political time" developed in recent books by Stephen Skowronek (2008) and Keith Whittington (2007). My thesis is that Bush's political failure during his second term ...