| Description |
419 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction : the power of audacity -- 2. Drill and cough : W.'s environmental and energy policies -- 3. Deja Vu-do economics : the real faith-based policy -- 4. When laissez isn't fair : how a business president handles a business fraud -- 5. Society and civil liberties : "Watch what (you) say" -- 6. Mismanaged health care : privatization versus patients -- 7. Race : in the picture, not the program -- 8. Reality bites : watch what we say... -- Education : no politician left behind -- Science : the new Scopes trials -- The right judges, or far-right judges? -- Poverty : "heart" felt indifference -- Crime and punishment : guns and death -- Labor pains -- 9. Rules for hyperpowers : "Because we say so" -- 10. A nation transformed, a tragedy exploited -- 11. Invading Iraq : operation bait and switch -- 12. The "bungling bully" : the "ruin" of U.S. foreign policy -- 13. Conclusion : the Messianic man -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. |
| Subject |
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- -- Ethics.
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| Added Author |
Green, Mark J.
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| ISBN |
0670032735 alkaline paper |
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