The authors examine the relationship between President George W.
Bush and the U.S. Congress to explore political leadership in
American politics. Six case studies make clear that individual
leaders in both the Congress and the administration provide the
direction, coherence, and energy that leadership requires. Two case
studies concentrate on solutions devised to resolve long-standing
policy issues that had been the center of controversy even before
Bush's election: education reform and campaign finance reform. Two
cases focus on issues that arose in the aftermath of 9/11:
intelligence reform and creation of the Department of Homeland
Security. Two are drawn from Bush's second term: the response to
Hurricane Katrina and the failed effort to reform Social Security.
The authors draw several general conclusions. Direction, coherence
and energy are provided by multiple national leaders, not just by
the president. Like other presidents, Bush sought to dominate
national policy-making but ultimately found it necessary to effect
tactical and policy reversals, actions inconsistent with his image
as an uncompromising man of principle. Legislative success often
depended on the skills of Bush's allies and particularly on the
efforts of bipartisan and sometimes bicameral "tandems" who forged
compromises across party and institutional lines that made progress
possible.
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