| Abstract: | When President George W. Bush took the stage to deliver his ne of the Union Address in 2005, he had plenty of cause to celebrate. Begin with, he was on the podium, having emerged victorious in a bit fought election that saw him escape the embarrassing fate of his career, who had been defeated after a single term. Yet the larger reason se celebration was all around him-in the regal House chamber he . Flanking Bush were Vice President Dick Cheney, Bush's conservative policy , and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, the head of Republican-controlled House of Representatives. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, the ultraconservative Texan soon as “The Hammer” who had pushed through a controversial plan in Bush's home state, padding the Republicans' House. In the audience, too, was Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of, who had helped the GOP increase its margin in the Senate to live seats, to the Democrats' forty-four. As Bush outlined his plans the long-standing conservative goal of partially privatizing Social majority, the air of triumph in the room was unmistakable: A new order wah taken root. A conservative governing coalition, balanced on a razor's Date of partisan control, had seized the reins of power and was now remaking the laws of the land. the feeling of accomplishment was certainly warranted. |
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