Jason D Mycoff Confrontation and Compromise sku-6106972

Confrontation and Compromise by Jason D Mycoff is a paperback in American Government Political Books, listed as sku-6106972. It examines President George W. Bush's relationship with the U.S. Congress through six case studies. Education and campaign finance reform were contentious before his election; intelligence reform and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security followed 9/11.

The remaining cases cover the response to Hurricane Katrina and the failed Social Security reform effort during Bush's second term. The authors argue that leaders in Congress and the administration supplied direction, coherence and energy. Bush sought to dominate national policymaking but had to make tactical and policy reversals.

Legislative success often relied on his allies and on bipartisan, sometimes bicameral pairs who negotiated compromises across party and institutional lines. The title covers 2001-2006.