In the rough
Can George Bush govern successfully if he isn’t setting the agenda?
DURING his short political life, George Bush has thrived on a sure command of a relatively narrow political agenda. When he ran for governor of Texas, he upset a popular incumbent by focusing relentlessly on just four issues (education, tax cuts, tort reform and welfare reform). In office, he stuck to those four themes, passing laws on each of them and minimising the opportunities for legislators to consider other subjects.
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