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15
. Edwards, “Standing Athwart History.”

16
. Peter W. Schramm, “Who was John Ashbrook?”
American National Biography
, ed. John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes, vol. 1, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999), accessed January 28, 2014,
http://ashbrook.org/about/john-ashbrook/
.

17
. Schweizer,
Reagan’s War
, 89.

18
. Ibid., 90.

19
. Busch, “Ronald Reagan’s Electoral Career.”

20
. Ronald W. Reagan,
An American Life
(New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990), 202.

3: THE NEW RIGHT AND REAGAN’S 1980 VICTORY

1
. Reagan,
An American Life
, 203.

2
. “American President: A Reference Resource, Gerald Rudolph Ford,” Miller Center, University of Virginia, undated, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://millercenter.org/president/ford/essays/biography/4
.

3
. Reagan,
An American Life
, 206.

4
. James Taranto, “Social Issues and the Santorum Surge,”
Wall Street Journal
, February 18, 2012, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970204880404577227694132901090
.

5
. Jon Margolis, “Reagan Finds Help In Mainstream,”
Chicago Tribune
, February 28, 1987, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-02-28/news/8701160700_1_sen-baker-howard-baker-riverboat-gamble

4: THWARTING THE REAGAN REVOLUTION

1
. Reagan,
An American Life
, 314.

2
. Ibid., 315.

3
. Ibid., 316.

4
. Ibid., 314.

5
. Sara Fritz, “‘Pork Barrel’ Bill Reagan Opposes Tied to Contra Aid,”
Los Angeles Times
, April 16, 1986, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://articles.latimes.com/1986-04-16/news/mn-1_1_spending-bill
.

6
. Staff Report, “GOP VP Prospect Supported Nuclear Freeze, Opposed SDI,” CNS News, August 14, 2008, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/gop-vp-prospect-supported-nuclear-freeze-opposed-sdi
.

7
. Timothy Aeppel, “Scientists Lining Up for and against Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’. Politics Intrudes on Missile Defense Research,”
Christian Science Monitor
, October 23, 1986, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.csmonitor.com/1986/1023/adeb.html
.

8
. Mark W. Davis, “Reagan’s Real Reason for SDI,”
Policy Review
, no. 103 (October 1, 2000), Hoover Institution, Stanford University, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.hoover.org/publications/policy-review/article/7552
.

9
. Aeppel, “Scientists Lining Up.”

5: THE 1988 PRIMARY CAMPAIGN: THE ESTABLISHMENT STRIKES BACK

1
. Reagan,
An American Life
, 321.

6: “READ MY LIPS… ”

1
. “The Republicans in New Orleans; Transcript of Bush Speech Accepting Nomination for President,”
New York Times,
August 19, 1988, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/19/us/republicans-new-orleans-transcipt-bush-speech-accepting-nomination-for-president.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
.

2
. Ibid.

3
. Ibid.

4
. “Barry Never Was One To Beat Around The Bush, George,”
Philly.com
, September 22, 1988, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://articles.philly.com/1988-09-22/news/26231641_1_bush-dukakis-lectern-bush-people
.

8: THE NEW MEDIA AND THE RISE OF THE CONTRACT WITH AMERICA CONGRESS

1
. Jeffrey B. Gayner, “The Contract with America: Implementing New Ideas in the U.S.,”
Political Thought
, The Heritage Foundation, October 12, 1995, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.heritage.org/research/lecture/the-contract-with-america-implementing-new-ideas-in-the-us
.

2
. Edward H. Crane, “On My Mind: GOP Pussycats,”
Forbes
, November 13, 2000, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/mind-gop-pussycats
.

9: BIG GOVERNMENT REPUBLICANS BACK IN CONTROL

1
. Jack W. Germond & Jules Witcover, “Bob Dole, alias Ronald Reagan?”
Baltimore Sun
, June 5, 1996, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-06-05/news/1996157061_1_bob-dole-ronald-reagan-tax-cuts
.

2
. Taranto, “Social Issues and the Santorum Surge.”

3
. George Will, “A Squalid Presidency Vs. An Unintelligible Opponent,”
Orlando Sentinel
, November 3, 1996, accessed January 28, 2014
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1996-11-03/news/9611011016_1_unintelligible-dole-squalid
.

4
. Barbara Shelly, “Commentary: Dole Changes Tune on Health Care,”
Kansas City Star
, October 13, 2009, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2009/10/13/76997/commentary-dole-changes-tune-on.html
.

10: CONSERVATIVES OPEN THE DOOR TO ANOTHER BUSH

1
. Evan Thomas and Peter Goldman, “Victory March: The Inside Story,”
Newsweek
, November 18, 1996, 124.

2
. Dan Balz, “Subdued GOP Resumes Lead With Eye to Past,”
Washington Post
, January 8, 1997, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/inaug/issues/gop.htm
.

3
. Balz, “Subdued GOP Resumes Lead.”

4
. Ibid.

5
. Ann Scales, “Governors in talks on GOP agenda,”
Boston Globe
, November 25, 1996, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8400793.html
.

6
. Thomas J. Fitzgerald, “GOP Reduces Vision For New Congress,”
The Record
(Bergen County, NJ), November 26, 1996, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22524466.html
.

7
. Judith Havemann, “With Help, GOP Gains Kentucky Senate,”
Washington Post
, January 29, 1997.

8
. Robert Novak, “Donors’ Hot Spot?”
Chicago Sun-Times
, March 9, 1997, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4373688.html
.

9
. Transcript of Remarks of Texas Governor George W. Bush to Republican Midwestern Leadership Conference, August 23, 1997, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://votesmart.org/public-statement/225/delivers-remarks-at-the-republican-midwestern-leadership-conference#.UuflFhAo6M8
.

11: THE SELLING OF GOVERNOR GEORGE W. BUSH AS A “CONSERVATIVE”

1
. Andrew Marshall, “George W Bush Was Meant to Be a Shoe-In for the White House,”
The Independent
(London, England) February 15, 2000, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-5057093.html
.

2
. Ibid.

3
. Curtis Wilke, “South Carolina’s GOP Lines Up behind Bush but Senator McCain Finds Enthusiasm for Candidacy in Next Year’s Primary,”
Boston Globe
, March 14, 1999, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8525073.html
.

4
. “Profile: McCain and Bush Getting in Their Final Jabs at One Another Before the All-Important South Carolina Primary,” NPR,
All Things Considered
, February 18, 2000,
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-77193586.html
.

5
. Ibid.

6
. “Governor George W. Bush Delivers Victory Speech Following Republican Primary in South Carolina,” Washington Transcript Service, February 19, 2000,
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-29464528.html
.

7
. Marshall, “George W Bush Meant to Be a Shoe-In.”

12: CONSERVATIVES BETRAYED: THE PRESIDENCY OF GEORGE W. BUSH

1
. Alison Acosta Fraser, “Federal Spending by the Numbers — 2012,” Heritage Foundation, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/10/federal-spending-by-the-numbers-2012
.

2
. Brendan Greeley, “Earmarks: The Reluctant Case for Ending the Ban,”
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
, January 10, 2013, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-10/earmarks-the-reluctant-case-for-ending-the-ban
.

3
. Phil Kerpen, “Earmarks and the Executive,”
National Review Online
, January 4, 2008, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/223271/earmarks-and-executive/phil-kerpen
.

4
. Nancy Benac, “Scandal Increases Scrutiny of K Street,” AP Online, February 1, 2006, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-118009935.html
.

5
. Veronique de Rugy, “Spending Under President George W. Bush,” Mercatus Center, George Mason University, March 2009, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://mercatus.org/sites/default/files/WP0904_GAP_Spending-Under-President-George-W-Bush_v2.pdf
.

6
. Ibid.

7
. “Bush a Convert to Nation Building,”
Washington Times
, April 7, 2008, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/apr/7/bush-a-convert-to-nation-building/?page=all
.

8
. Brad Knickerbocker, “Illegal Immigrants in the US: How Many Are There?”
Christian Science Monitor
, May 16, 2006, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0516/p01s02-ussc.html
.

9
. Owen S. Good, “Tancredo, Bush At Odds Again Congressman Says Visa Holders Take Americans’ Jobs,”
Rocky Mountain News
(Denver, CO), September 23, 2003, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108187524.html
.

10
. Rachel Uranga, “Immigration Report Says One Out of Every 11 Mexicans Has Emigrated to U.S.,”
Daily News
(Los Angeles, CA), June 15, 2005, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-133251261.html
.

11
. Phyllis Schlafly, “Pretending Immigration Isn’t an Issue,” The Phyllis Schlafly Report 36, no. 2 (September 2002), accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.eagleforum.org/psr/2002/sept02/psrsept02.shtml
.

12
. President Bush Delivers Remarks on Border Security and Immigration Reform, Davis-Month Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona, Political Transcript Wire, November 28, 2005.

13
. Carl Hulse and Jim Rutenberg, “Border Fence Puts Momentum into U.S. Senate Immigration Measure,”
International Herald Tribune
, May 18, 2006, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-123785778.html
.

14
. Ibid.

15
. “Not Criminal, Just Hopeful,”
The Economist
(US edition), April 15, 2006, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.economist.com/node/6802645
.

16
. Fox News Transcript: ‘Special Report with Brit Hume,’ May 30, 2007, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/05/31/transcript-special-report-with-brit-hume-may-30-2007/
.

17
. Ibid.

18
. Ibid.

13: THE 2006 ELECTION: AMERICA REJECTS BIG GOVERNMENT REPUBLICANISM

1
. L. Brent Bozell, III, “From the Right, He Looks Too Blue; Think Real Conservatives Will Vote for John McCain? Don’t Count on It,”
Washington Post
, March 9, 2008, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-15475658.html
.

2
. Bill Berkowitz, “Republicans Must Lose Now To Win Later,” Interpress Service, October 9, 2006, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-161268648.html
.

3
. Melissa Block, “GOP Groundswell Stems from Party Discontent; Viguerie Interview,” National Public Radio,
All Things Considered
, June 9, 2006, accessed January 28, 2014
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5475146
.

4
. Richard A. Viguerie, “The Show Must Not Go On,”
Washington Monthly
, October 2006, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/0610.viguerie.html
.

5
. John Aloysius Farrell, “Bush Suffering Second-Term Doldrums,”
Deseret News
(Salt Lake City), August 14, 2005, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7229795.html
.

6
. “Editorial: Republican Spendthrifts,”
Chicago Tribune
, August 16, 2005, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-08-16/news/0508160014_1_budget-that-sets-priorities-congressional-budget-office-homeland-security
.

7
. Stephen Slivinski, “Cato Scholars Available to Comment on CBO’s New Deficit Numbers,” The Cato Institute, January 26, 2006, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.cato.org/news-releases/2006/1/26/cato-scholars-available-comment-cbos-new-deficit-numbers
.

8
. Michael D. Tanner, “What If Economic Conservatives Stay Home on Election Day?” The Cato Institute, November 20, 2007, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/what-economic-conservatives-stay-home-election-day
.

14: 2007 AND 2008: GEORGE W. BUSH’S CRAVEN RETREAT AND SURRENDER

1
. Juliet Eilperin and Michael Grunwald, “A New Pitchman -- and a New Pitch,”
Washington Post
, May 9, 2007, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/08/AR2007050801924.html
.

2
. Gary Langer, Dalia Sussman, Peyton Craighill, Rich Morin, Brian Hartman and Bob Shapiro, “Much-Diminished GOP Absorbs the Voters’ Ire,” ABC News, November 8, 2006, accessed January 28, 2014,
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2006/story?id=2637650&page=1
.

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