monthly review

It is always black people who have to clarify an unstated assumption (as if John and Cindy McCain’s church, like George Bush’s and Ronald Reagan’s, are models of “post-racial,” integrated America). ..

1. trust in government: 1958-2015

During Ronald Reagan’s two terms, an average of 52% of Republicans expressed trust in government, and 43% did so during George H.W. Bush’s single term. This compares with 26% average trust among Republicans during Jimmy Carter’s presidency and 25% during Bill Clinton’s. ..

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Bush may be aiming now for the choice - choice that's calculated less to mold Supreme Court jurisprudence, and more to mold his political fortunes and those of his party, said Bruce Fein, Justice Department Ronald Reagan's administration.. Gonzales, Texas justice who is close to..

stevens exit is topic of speculation

That's why observers have speculated that Rehnquist, who worked in the Nixon administration and was named chief justice by President Ronald Reagan, or O'Connor, a former Republican state senator nominated by Reagan, might want to retire during Bush's tenure. . ..

retro-politics

Affluent New Prosperity Independents strongly support him, and even Disaffected Independents lean to Bush. . Like Ronald Reagan before him and his father in 1988, George W. also has considerable appeal to the conservative wing of the Democratic Party — especially the Social..

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