The Second Term of George W. Bush Prospects

Second term presidencies are distinctive, largely because the president no longer has to run for reelection. Placing the second term of George W. Bush in comparative perspective, this fascinating book explores the political, institutional and policy implications of a second term. Combining topicality with analytical richness, this is an important resource for scholars and students.

Robert Maranto is Associate Professor of Political Science at Villanova University. Douglas M. Brattebo is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Tom Lansford is Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Letters and an associate professor of Political Science at the University of Southern Mississippi.

List of Figures

vii

List of Tables

ix

Series Foreword

xi

Notes on Contributors

xiii

Part I The Setting

One Are Second Terms Second Best? Why George W. Bush Might (or Might Not) Beat the Expectations

3

(18)

Jeremy Johnson, Douglas Brattebo, Robert Maranto, and Tom Lansford

Two Public Opinion, Presidential Campaigns, and Presidential Governance

21

(26)

Roger H. Davidson

Part II The Institutions

Three The Bush White House Staff in the Second Term: New Structures? New Faces? New Processes?

47

(16)

Bradley H. Patterson

Four Choices for the President: Structuring the Second-Term Cabinet of President George W. Bush

63

(16)

Shirley Anne Warshaw

Five George W. Bush and Congress in the Second Term: New Problems—Same Results?

79

(22)

Andrew Rudalevige

Six Crusade: The Rhetorical Presidency of George Bush

101

(14)

John Robert Greene

Part III Domestic Policy

Seven Judges, Courts, and Policy in President George W. Bush's Second Term

115

(20)

Amy Steigerwalt and Lori A. Johnson

Part IV The Policies

Eight Domestic Policy in the Second Bush Term: The Un-Hidden Hand Leadership of a Conviction President

135

(22)

Michael A. Genovese

Nine Economic Policy: Responsibility but with Limited Authority

157

(22)

Jeffrey E. Cohen

Part V Foreign and Security Policy

Ten Homeland (In) Security

179

(22)

Anne M. Khademian

Eleven The Best Defense? Iraq and Beyond

201

(20)

Tom Lansford and Jack Covarrubias

Twelve Problematic Policies Toward the Middle East

221

(18)

Ann M. Lesch

Part VI Presidential Leadership

Thirteen George W. Bush: A Transformational Leader at Midterm

239

(20)

Stanley A. Renshon

Index

259

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The Second Term of George W. Bush Prospects and Perils

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