The New New Deal (82 page)
Authors: Michael Grunwald
No Apologies
(Romney),
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Nobel Prize recipients,
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No Child Left Behind,
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Noonan, Peggy,
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Normal, Ill.,
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Norquist, Grover,
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notrain.com,
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nuclear power,
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,
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,
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–72,
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Nudge
(Sunstein),
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Nutter, Michael,
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Obama, Barack:
accomplishments of,
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approval ratings of,
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bipartisanship of,
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Bush inheritance of,
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case for reelection of,
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–53,
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change as vision of,
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compared to FDR,
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as conciliatory,
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–31,
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counterattack by,
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counterfactual problems for,
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–77,
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–99,
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as deeds guy,
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Democratic criticism of,
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,
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economic constraints on,
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–34
on fiscal stimulus vs. deficit reduction,
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–35,
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four pillars of,
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–36,
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–56,
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–92,
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;
see also specific pillars
GOP criticism of,
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–28,
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and H. Clinton,
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–78
inspirational style of,
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liberal criticism of,
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–51,
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messaging failures of,
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–28,
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–3,
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–45,
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midterm elections as referendum on,
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–401
misrepresentation of,
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outreach to GOP by,
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–93,
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perceived weakness of,
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–38,
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personal qualities of,
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policies vs. politics for,
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–91,
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–91,
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–82
political constraints on,
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–30
political ideology of,
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political style of,
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as president-elect,
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purported socialism of,
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as rational and reasonable,
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rationale for,
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–34
Recovery Act as representative of,
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Recovery Act lessons learned by,
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–49
Recovery Act road trips of,
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resilience of,
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signing of Recovery Act by,
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–44
sinking support for,
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Solyndra visit of,
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–87
stimulus plan of,
see
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; stimulus plan
in 2008 election,
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–36,
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–56,
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–52
of 2008 vs. 2012,
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–52
in 2012 election,
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–50
as unprepared for Republican attack,
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–85
as visionary,
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–85,
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–24,
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Obama, Sasha,
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Obama administration:
2011 status quo of,
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–24
cabinet of,
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–9;
see also specific posts
Clinton holdover staff in,
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first hundred days accomplishments of,
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staff changes in,
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Washington insiders in,
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Obamacare,
see
universal health care
“Obama Losing the Stimulus Message War,”
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Oberstar, Jim,
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–96,
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–92,
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Obey, David,
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in battle for passage of Recovery Act,
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prickly style of,
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–53,
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O’Donnell, Christine,
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Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
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Office of Federal High Performance Green Buildings,
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Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
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Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs (The Turkey Farm),
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argument against,
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growing of,
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–41
renewable synthetic alternatives to,
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–69,
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soaring price of,
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U.S. production vs. consumption of,
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O’Neill, Tip,
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One Party Country
,
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OPX,
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Oracle,
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Orszag, Jonathan,
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Orszag, Peter,
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in battle for passage of Recovery Act,
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in cost debate,
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–17,
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on deficit reduction,
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–37
in economic team conflict,
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–40
as OMB director,
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Overhaul
(Rattner),
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Palin, Sarah,
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,
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partisanship:
as producing stalemate,
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–24
in response to Recovery Act,
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–39
in Roosevelt era,
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–92
see also
Republican obstructionism
Partnership to Improve Patient Care,
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Paul, Ron,
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Peck, Bob,
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–71
Peeler, Harvey,
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Pell Grants,
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Pelosi, Nancy,
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in battle for passage of Recovery Act,
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as coalition builder,
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as Republican target,
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Pence, Mike,
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Penn, William,
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Perry, Rick,
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personalized medicine,
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Peterson, Collin,
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PETRO (Plants Engineered to Replace Oil),
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Pfeiffer, Dan,
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–85,
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“phantom districts,”
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Philadelphia
,
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photosynthesis,
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Pledge to America,
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Plunkitt, George Washington,
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Podesta, John,
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as head of shadow transition,
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Polyplus,
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pork,
see
earmarks
Power of Progress, The
(Podesta),
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Prasher, Ravi,
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prescription drugs,
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–74
“prevailing wage,”
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–7
Progressive Change Campaign Committee,
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Project Amp,
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–89
“Promises, Promises: Web Site Likely to Fall Short,”
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ProPublica,
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Proterra,
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public opinion:
ambivalence in,
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on Obama,
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on Pelosi,
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power of,
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