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Fortunate Son: George W. Bush and the Making of an American President

Mark Crispin Miller

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Upon winning the Governorship of Texas, Bush became known for a casual, friendly style, often
spontaneously visiting his fellow lawmakers in Austin. However, this single baby-boomer-style element of
his legacy is overshadowed by the results of "compassionate conservatism:" a ravaged environment,
growing disparity between rich and poor, Texas style cronyism, property tax reform that benefitted
landlords and ignored tenants, diminished popular rights to abortion, legalization of concealed handguns
despite protest from law enforcement, and finally, a stubborn refusal to approve Hate Crimes laws even
after the brutal murder of James Byrd by three Texas racists in Jasper.

Bush is described in Fortunate Son as being politically to the right of his father. His lack of real compassion
planned a nuclear waste dump 5 miles away from the poor, Hispanic town of Sierra Blanca. Rather than
grant clemency to born-again death-row inmate Karla Fay Tucker, Bush waited until the last possible
moment before grand-standing in the media spotlight and again refusing to reconsider, despite the pleas of
prominent religious leaders.
With 54 pages of source notes, Hatfield's book is a researched, precision-cut account. It balances
Bush the likeable fellow with Bush the politician America needs to get to know better.

Language: English

Pages: 420

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Soft Skull Press

Release: December 12, 2002

ISBN: 1887128840

ISBN 13: 9781887128841

Fortunate Son: George W. Bush and the Making of an American President

Mark Crispin Miller

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Upon winning the Governorship of Texas, Bush became known for a casual, friendly style, often
spontaneously visiting his fellow lawmakers in Austin. However, this single baby-boomer-style element of
his legacy is overshadowed by the results of "compassionate conservatism:" a ravaged environment,
growing disparity between rich and poor, Texas style cronyism, property tax reform that benefitted
landlords and ignored tenants, diminished popular rights to abortion, legalization of concealed handguns
despite protest from law enforcement, and finally, a stubborn refusal to approve Hate Crimes laws even
after the brutal murder of James Byrd by three Texas racists in Jasper.

Bush is described in Fortunate Son as being politically to the right of his father. His lack of real compassion
planned a nuclear waste dump 5 miles away from the poor, Hispanic town of Sierra Blanca. Rather than
grant clemency to born-again death-row inmate Karla Fay Tucker, Bush waited until the last possible
moment before grand-standing in the media spotlight and again refusing to reconsider, despite the pleas of
prominent religious leaders.
With 54 pages of source notes, Hatfield's book is a researched, precision-cut account. It balances
Bush the likeable fellow with Bush the politician America needs to get to know better.

Language: English

Pages: 420

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Soft Skull Press

Release: December 12, 2002

ISBN: 1887128840

ISBN 13: 9781887128841

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