Evaluating Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
Presidential scholars and historians rank presidents from "great" to "failure." How do you think Bill Clinton will fare in this ranking ten years from now? Investigate his successes and failures, and compare them to other presidents. Also examine the reasoned assessments of the job George W. Bush has done so far.
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'Let Them Eat Cake' Economics: Bush is a regular guy who doesn't care a whole lot about regular people. The first is a political asset. The second is his greatest vulnerability. (Column) Jonathan Alter.
Newsweek July 28, 2003 p36 (847 words)
TRB From Washington: Character Witness. (examples of Pres Bush's dishonesty) Peter Beinart.
The New Republic June 2, 2003 p6 (1035 words)
Top Gun president: Commander Bush ignores the facts in his grab for military glory. (George W. Bush United States) Raymond A. Schroth.
National Catholic Reporter May 16, 2003 v39 i28 p17(1) (1343 words)
The Power of One: However you feel about the war, George W. Bush is the real thing: a leader. (President Bush's determination to make war with Iraq) Michael Kinsley. Time April 21, 2003 v161 i16 p86
Like father, like son? Lexington. (Comparing the two Bushes) The Economist (US) April 19, 2003 v367 i8320 pNA
Bush's abysmal failure on homeland security. : The 9/10 President. Jonathan Chait. The New Republic March 10, 2003 p18 Mag.Coll.: 113B0087.
Big promises, big problems. (administration of President Bush) Gloria Borger. U.S. News & World Report March 10, 2003 p38 Mag.Coll.: 113E0451. Bus.Coll.: 143Y2062.
A `good man' is not so hard to find. (George W. Bush) Eric Alterman. The Nation Feb 24, 2003 v276 i7 p10
Special K - Why the Bush administration is worse than DiIulio said. Jonathan Chait. The New Republic Dec 30, 2002 p16 Mag.Coll.: 112G0421.
Bush Whistles Dixie. (George W. Bush United States) Michael Lind. Newsweek International Dec 23, 2002 p50
John DiIulio says Bush team pushes politics, not policy. (Nation). (Brief Article) Joe Feuerherd. National Catholic Reporter Dec 13, 2002 v39 i7 p6(1)
Bush's Grades: Good, but Can Do Better; The President sees a "safer, stronger, and better America." Here's a closer look at where he has succeeded -- and fallen short. (WASHINGTON WATCH)(Column) Business Week Online Dec 3, 2002 pNA
Bush wants war with Iraq and will use any excuse--like Saddam Hussein has infringed the copyright law on Stalin's moustache, or Tariq Aziz has stolen Dennis Taylor's glasses. (on George W. Bush)(Brief Article) Mark Thomas. New Statesman (1996) Oct 28, 2002 v131 i4611 p13(1)
PRAISING JIMMY TO PROD GEORGE: The committee's choice of former U.S. president Carter makes a point for peace. (on George W. Bush, Nobel Prize awarded to Jimmy Carter)(Brief Article) JONATHON GATEHOUSE. Maclean's Oct 21, 2002 p54
Same as He Ever Was: The 9-11 attacks changed America, but they only solidified Bush's core qualities--now on display as he ponders Iraq. (September 11, 2001 commemorations)(George W. Bush)(Cover Story) Howard Fineman, Tamara Lipper. Newsweek Sept 9, 2002 p33 Mag.Coll.: 111M0568. Bus.Coll.: 141R1635.
Parallels in courage. (Global Newsstand). (Brief Article) Michael C. Boyer. Foreign Policy Sept-Oct 2002 p82(2)
The contemporary presidency: the Bush White House: first appraisals. (Features). Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, Stephen Hess. Presidential Studies Quarterly Sept 2002 v32 i3 p577(9)
A Dynasty's Dilemma: The war's gone well, but the economy's hurting. Sound familiar? As the markets fall, No. 43 has to learn the lessons that ended his dad's career. (President George W. Bush, and former President George Bush) Jonathan Alter, Howard Fineman. Newsweek July 29, 2002 p22
The Boomer Thing Bush and Clinton Share; When it comes to coming clean, neither one in their own way seems able to take responsibility for their personal failings. (WASHINGTON WATCH) Business Week Online July 15, 2002 pNA
The ideological impostor: run left, govern right: the fraudulence of the Bush presidency. (Cover Story) Robert Kuttner. The American Prospect June 3, 2002 v13 i10 p18(3)
Round two: a year after they mixed it up in these pages over the president's job performance, loyal Bushie Mark McKinnon and die-hard Democrat Paul Begala step back into the ring to argue over tax cuts, the war on terror, and the prospect of Al Fore in '04. (rating the presidency) Paul Begala, Mark McKinnon. Texas Monthly June 2002 v30 i6 p100(8)
Opportunity lost: love of country means caring for it, too. (Ways & Means). (Brief Article) Carl Pope. Sierra March-April 2002 v87 i2 p10(2) Mag.Coll.: 110E0687.
W, as in War. (George W. Bush) Kenneth T. Walsh. U.S. News & World Report Feb 25, 2002 p43 Mag.Coll.: 110K0282. Bus.Coll.: 138U2419.
How Bush Rates: Does he measure up to other wartime Presidents? Yes, say six historians, who give him high marks for winning public trust and having faith in his advisers. (Person Of The Year/History) Time Dec 31, 2001 v158 i28 p122+
For family and fraternity; Lexington. (Bush, the dynast)(Pres George W. Bush's foreign policy and what influences his decisions)(Brief Article) The Economist (US) Dec 22, 2001 pNA
Counter-Counterterrorism: The debacle pre-9/11. MARK RIEBLING. National Review Nov 25, 2002 v54 i22 pNA
What Kind of President? The Clinton presidency was one of the highs and lows, many small successes, and several large, failures. TIMOTHY J. PENNY. World and I July 2001 v16 i7 p20
The Clinton Legacy: A First Draft. The Wilson Quarterly Wntr 2001 v25 i1 p95
Was Bill Clinton the poor man's J F Kennedy? Albert Scardino. New Statesman (1996) Jan 22, 2001 v130 i4521 p23
Good Bill? or Bill of Goods? (Bill Clinton's policies and government) Michael Kazin, Christopher Hitchens. Mother Jones Sept 2000 v25 i5 p54
Biographer: Clinton fails test. (Edmund Morris criticizes Pres. Clinton)(Brief Article) Paul Bedard, David E. Kaplan, Richard J. Newman. U.S. News & World Report March 6, 2000 v128 i9 p9
Clinton's Legacy: The Clinton Persona. Stephen J. Wayne. PS: Political Science & Politics Sept 1999 v32 i3 p558
Will there be a Clinton legacy? (Brief Article) ROBERT J. BRESLER. USA Today (Magazine) Sept 1999 v128 i2652 p19
Impeachment: the Machiavellian view. (political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli; Congressional probe on scandal involving Pres Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky) Michael Ledeen. Society March-April 1999 v36 i3 p37(3)
A Foreign Policy for the Global Age. (analysis) Samuel R. Berger. Foreign Affairs Nov-Dec 2000 v79 i6 p22
Polarization and presidentialism. (political culture) Richard J. Ellis. Society, March-April 1999 v36 i3 p8(4)
A Tumultuous Time for the Nation. (President Bill Clinton's impeachment overview) World and I, March 1999 v14 i3 p52(1)
Life After Impeachment. (Bill Clinton impeachment investigation) The Progressive, February 1999 v63 i2 p8(1)
The key evidence. (Bill Clinton impeachment trial) U.S. News & World Report, January 25, 1999 v126 i3 p20(2)
Nixon, Reagan and Clinton: learning from past mistakes. (Center for the Study of the Presidency President-Elect David M. Abshire)(Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton)(Transcript) Vital Speeches, July 1, 1999 v65 i18 p554(5) |
