Bush Pledges a Broad Push Toward Market-Based Policies

Vindicated by Tuesday's elections and with his party strengthened on Capitol Hill, President [Bush] pledged Wednesday to push a broad domestic agenda for a second term, including overhauling Social Security and rethinking the tax laws. Mr. Bush, who relied heavily on the support of religious co...

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Published inThe New York times
Main Author ROBIN TONER and RICHARD W. STEVENSON
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y New York Times Company 04.11.2004
EditionLate Edition (East Coast)
Subjects
Bush, George W
Conservatism
Economic policy
Election results
Free markets
Public policy
United States
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3
US
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Summary:Vindicated by Tuesday's elections and with his party strengthened on Capitol Hill, President [Bush] pledged Wednesday to push a broad domestic agenda for a second term, including overhauling Social Security and rethinking the tax laws. Mr. Bush, who relied heavily on the support of religious conservatives for his re-election this week, is also likely to push a social agenda in his second term. At the moment, those conservatives are intensely focused on the possibility of vacancies on the Supreme Court, which could potentially shift the balance on issues like abortion. A Supreme Court nomination of a strict conservative could throw the president and the Democratic opposition into open warfare. And while such a nomination would please the conservative base, the resulting fight could drain Mr. Bush of the political capital he needs to push ahead with the rest of his agenda.
ISSN:0362-4331