Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy.

The Reagan legacy is very vulnerable because George W. Bush has embraced it so wholeheartedly. Bush is the model, not the father, of the legacy. So much of the Reagan legacy is dependent on the Bush legacy.

George W. Bush always wanted to be like Ronald Reagan , rather than like his father.

It will take time to restore chaos

The Bush administration's perception of Berlusconi has long been very positive. Bush [has made] it plain that he enjoyed his company and appreciated the sacrifices Italy has made in the war on terror. But maybe Bush thought Berlusconi a stronger leader than he actually is. I think that from now on, it will be very difficult for the president to confide in Berlusconi, to believe and trust him.

The Bush administration since 9/11 has been again and again fighting to escape gravity, fighting to escape the weight of the way things have always been done. Things are now coming to a decision point, and we'll know soon.