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Military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq consumed so much attention during his presidency that few people appreciated that George W. Bush was also an activist on the home front. Despite limited public support, and while confronting a deeply divided Congress, Bush engineered and implemented reforms of public policy on a wide range of issues: taxes, education, health care, energy, environment, and regulatory reform. In Bush on the Home Front, former Bush White House official and academic John D. Graham analyzes Bush's successes in these areas and setbacks in other areas such as Social Security and immigration reform. Graham provides valuable insights into how future presidents can shape U.S. domestic policy while facing continuing partisan polarization.
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"Chronicles a number of important policy issues addressed during the Bush presidency."
Veronica V. Stidvent, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
"In this magnificent book, John D. Graham shows that George W. Bush was a domestic policy activist from start to finish -- pertinacious, astute, and surprisingly successful. With a thin electoral mandate, faced with great political polarization and a consuming foreign crisis, Bush 43 nonetheless advanced his domestic agenda to an impressive degree. Bush on the Home Front scores the wins, losses, a
Christopher DeMuth, American Enterprise Institue for Public Policy Research
"For anyone interested in the legislative process and how presidential action can overcome or exacerbate partisanship, this book is a must-read."
Lee H. Hamilton, Former U.S. Representative (D-IN), 1965-1999