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Mar 20, 2021 · George W. and Jeb Bush defined not just the Republican Establishment but the conservative movement, before both were taken over by Trump. Now both Bushes may be too liberal for their party’s ...
Dec 2, 2018 · In the middle two years of his single term in office, Bush chose one of the most liberal judges ever nominated by a Republican president, then one of the most conservative. It wasn't long after...
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Mar 21, 2011 · Simply stated, any President who doubles the burden of federal spending in just eight years is disqualified from being a conservative - unless the term is stripped of any meaning and conservatives...
Dec 1, 2018 · Politics beckoned. Bush became a Congressman, ambassador to the United Nations, head of the Republican National Committee, ambassador to China, and head of the CIA. He had hoped to remain CIA director under Jimmy Carter, but was replaced by Stansfield Turner.
- Jacob Heilbrunn
The answer, as is so often the case with the English language, is “it depends.”. 'Liberal' shares a root with 'liberty' and can mean anything from "generous" to "loose" to "broad-minded." Politically, it means "“a person who believes that government should be active in supporting social and political change."
Jun 4, 2007 · But could George W. Bush be a liberal? Today, the Senate begins a critical week of debate on landmark immigration legislation. And the President is at war with his own party.
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Sep 11, 2001 · Although most elements of Bush’s domestic agenda were conservative, he also supported spending on programs traditionally associated with liberal Democrats. He actively supported the No Child Left Behind Act , a bipartisan effort to raise school standards in low-income areas.
