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Dead Certain
The Presidency of George W. Bush  
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents

Contents

Prologue: December 12, 2006

Part I:
BAPTISM

Chapter 1: New Hampshire
Chapter 2: Texas
Chapter 3: South Carolina

Part II:
"THROUGH OUR TEARS"

Chapter 4: The Building of Bushworld
Chapter 5: Doing a Few Things Right
Chapter 6: Then...

Part III:
DARK CITY ON A HILL

Chapter 7: Nightmare Scenario
Chapter 8: Drumbeats
Chapter 9: The Grid
Chapter 10: Thanksgiving

Part IV:
A CHOICE, NOT A REFERENDUM

Chapter 11: The One-Legged Runner
Chapter 12: "You Know Where I Stand"
Chapter 13: Ask President Bush
Chapter 14: "Stand with Me"

Part V:
COMEUPPANCE

Chapter 15: Eight-Year Men
Chapter 16: Big Ball, Long Bomb
Chapter 17: Heck of a Job
Chapter 18: "This Is Not Your Daughter!"

Part VI:
THE THUMPIN'

Chapter 19: The Bolten Bounce
Chapter 20: The Phantom Fence
Chapter 21: "I Owe You a Strategy That'll Work"
Chapter 22: A Fine Line Between Realism and Pessimism

Epilogue

Source Notes

Author's Note and Acknowledgments

Index