Chapter Notes Preface 15 Abraham Lincoln, speech at Clinton Illinois, September 8, 1858 15 Michael DeGolyer, “Friend, we’re so confused,” The Standard, February 15, 2007, p.A25 16 Jacob Weisberg, “This time, the mud may fail to stick,” Financial Times, November 2, 2006, p.15 16 Editorial, “The Foley Report,” The Wall Street Journal, December 14, 2006, p.15 17 Krishna Guha, Edward Luce and Andrew Ward, “Anxious middle: why ordinary Americans have missed out on the benefits of growth,” Financial Times, November 2, 2006, p.13 18 Thomas L. Friedman, “Show ‘em we’re not stupid,” International Herald Tribune, November 4-5, 2006, p.5 18 Roger Cohen, “Right-wing nut jobs vs. pinko Commies: Take 2,” International Herald Tribune, November 4, 2006, p.2 18 Editorial, “Their final bow,” The Wall Street Journal, December 14, 2006, p.15 18 Jane Bryant Quinn, “The Economic Perception Gap,” Newsweek, November 20, 2006, p.39 18 Adam Nagourney and John O’Neil, “Democrats take command of House,” International Herald Tribune, November 9, 2006, p.1 19 John Harwood, “U.S. public wants Congress to lead, poll shows,” The Wall Street Journal, December 15-17, 2006, p.11 19 Edward Luce, “Pelosi vows to toughen ethical guidelines,” Financial Times, December 15, 2006, p.5 20 Chris Wood, “Globalization long off the mainland’s trade agenda,” South China Morning Post, March 19, 2007, p.B4 21 Thomas Friedman, “American facts and folly,” International Herald Tribune, March 30, 2006, p.7 21 Richard Luscombe, “US set to greet 300-millionth resident,” South China Morning Post, October 16, 2006, p.A17 21 Martin Wolf, “Integration marches onward despite growth in imbalances,” Financial Times, January 25, 2006, p.8 22 Ed Pilkington, “New U.S. citizenship questions could trip up hopefuls,” Sunday Morning Post, December 3, 2006, p.11 22 Noam Levey, “Democrats go on offensive with funding,” The Standard, January 16, 2007, p.A23 23 The Guardian, “Billions wasted in Iraq, US audit says,” China Daily, May 2, 2006, p.6 23 Joel Havemann, “Cost of Iraq war climbs to historic proportions,” The Standard, January 16, 2007, p.A23 23 The Christian Science Monitor, “ ‘War on terror’ bill US$500b and rising,” South China Morning Post, November 22, 2006, p.A12 23 The New York Times, “Democrats split on whether to block funding for troops,” South China Morning Post, January 14, 2007, p.A8 23 Jonathan Weisman, “Iraq fuels the largest U.S. emergency spending bill,” The Wall Street Journal, April 21-23, 2006, p.9 23 Associated Press, “Senate passes bill to let debt rise to US$9 trillion,” South China Morning Post, March 17, 2006, p.A11 24 Dalya Alberge, “Platoon director believes that Iraq is new Vietnam,” The Times, May 23, 2006, p.20 24 Carl Hulse, “Democrats plan role in Iraq war spending,” International herald Tribune, December 15, 2006, p.6 24 Editorial, “About those other problems,” International Herald Tribune, December 11, 2006, p.8 24 Frank Rich, “The Sunshine Boys can’t save Iraq,” International herald Tribune, December 11, 2006, p.9 24 Jon Meachan, “The Prodigal Returns,” Newsweek, November 20, 2006, p.20 24 John M. Broder and Robin Taner, “Iraq report exposes Republican divide,” International Herald Tribune, December 11, 2006, p.1 24 Evan Thomas, “The Rescue Squad,” Newsweek, November 20, 2006, p.24 24 staff, “Old dogs; few tricks,” The Economist, November 11, 2006, p.38 24 Jonathan Alter, “Out of the Gloom, A Silver Lining,” Newsweek, November 20, 2006, p. 40 24 Bloomberg, “How four years of war left Bush’s vision for the Middle East in tatters,” South China Morning Post, March 20, 2007, p.A8 24 Editorial, “Attacking Iran would compound Iraq fiasco,” Financial Times, December 11, 2006, p.14 24 Editorial, “The Republican Record,” The Asia Wall Street Journal, October 3, 2006,p.17 25 Mathew Scott, “Americans are no longer invincible,” South China Morning Post, August 19, 2006 25 Robert Samuelson, “The end of Pax Americana?” South China Morning Post, December 14, 2006, p.A19 25 Peter Hossli, “Clipped wings,” Post Magazine, December 17, 2006, p.28 25 Frank Ching, “Panda huggers and dragon slayers unite,” South China Morning Post, January 18, 2006, p.A11 26 David Lague, “U.S. official pushes China on trade gap,” International Herald Tribune, May 30, 2006, p.1 26 Agencies, “Hu plays down yuan reform to cut trade gap,” South China Morning Post, April 21, 2006, p.A4 26 Sebastian Mallaby, “Cracking the Currency Puzzle,” The Wall Street Journal, December 12, 2006, p.17 26 Susan Schwab, “Chinese voices that oppose reform grow louder,” Financial Times, December 11, 2006, p.15 27 Gita Dhungana, “Paulson trip fails to lift hopes on trade, yuan rows,” The Standard, December 12, 2006, p.A3 31 Minnie Chan and Reuters, “US import probes spark worries over trade ties,” Sunday Morning Post, July 22, 2007, p. 6 31 Agence France-Presse, “Congress increases pressure for sanctions over China’s religious freedom record,” South China Morning Post, December 23, 2006, p.A7 32 Elizabeth Rigby, Tom Mitchell and Andrew Ward, “Home Depot joins China race,” Financial Times, December 11, 2006, p.17 34 Shi Ting, “Experts see China fully developed by 2080,” Sunday Morning Post, February 20, 2005, p. 6 34 Nichole Chan, “Shanghai Automotive closes in on Rover deal,” February 21, 2005, B1 34 John K. Veroneau, “Asian Investors, Beware,” The Wall Street Journal, March 10-12, 2006, p.13 34 Russell Barling, “US security fears over Hutchison port deal,” South China Morning Post, March 25, 2006, p.1 34 Liu Kin-ming, “Democracy tops agenda,” The Standard, May 2, 2006, p.A32 35 Ronald White, “California terminal ferocity,” The Standard, March 16, 2006, p.A39 36 Philip Barbara, “No room for sentimentality at the Bronx,” The Standard, August 29, 2006, p.A21 38 Richard Luscombe, “Bickering dogs rebirth of Ground Zero site,” South China Morning Post, September 8, 2006, p.A15 38 David Watkins, “Controversy dwarfs Freedom Tower,” South China Morning Post, July 5, 2006, p.P4 38 Philip Bowring, “Shaken to the core,” South China Morning Post, September 11, 2006, p.A17 38 Ralf Dahrendorf, “The authoritarian legacy of 9/11,” South China Morning Post, September 7, 2006, p.A15 38 AP, “Bush accussed of 9/11 opportunism,” South China Morning Post, September 13, 2006, p.A8 38 Editorial, “Veterans of Sept.11,” South China Morning Post, September 14, 2006, p.6 39 Associated Press, “Bush enters the twilight of dwindling influence, with enemies and allies alike,” South China Morning Post, November 8, 2006, p.A10 39 Michael Kinsley, “When “Oops” Isn’t Enough,” Time, November 20, 2006, p.72 39 Staff, “Putting his presidency together again,” The Economist, November 11, 2006, p.25 40 Carl Hulse, “The victors bring new diversity to the House,” International Herald Tribune, November 10, 2006, p.5 40 Editorial, “Two more years of stalemate in America,” Financial Times, October 16, 2006, p.14 40 Chris Ayres, “A billion votes: this is America’s big election. And not a politician in sight,” The Times, May 23, 2006, p. 20 40 Knight Ridder, “Republicans set to lose first seats in Bush era,” South China Morning Post, May 1, 2006, p.A9 40 The New York Times, “Muslim poll win raises fears on right,” South China Morning Post, December 22, 2006, p.A10 40 AP, “Democrats’ slim majority at risk due to critical illness of senator,” South China Morning Post, December 15, 2006, p.1 41 AFP, “Plame plays blame game before Congress,” Sunday Morning Post, March 18, 2007, p.8 41 Editorial, “Back to the Congressional Future,” The Wall Street Journal, September 1, 2006, p.12 41 David Brooks, “Buying into Bush hatred,” International Herald Tribune, May 5, 2006, p.7 41 Deborah Solomon, “What business can expect,” The Wall Street Journal, November 10-12, 2006, p.14 41 Michael Barone, “The Six-Year Itch,” The Wall Street Journal, November 1, 2006, p.13 41 Jackie Calmes and David Rogers, “Democrats’ wins to test trade, economic policies,” The Wall Street Journal, November 9, 2006, p.1 41 Editorial, “The Not-Just-Iraq Election,” The Wall Street Journal, November 9, 2006, p.13 41 Bloomberg, “Congress leaders condemn FBI office raid,” South China Morning Post, May 24, 2006, p.A11 41 Rachel Swarns, “Republican divide mirrors troubled mind of America,” South China Morning Post, March 30, 2006, p.A19 43 Staff Reporter and Associated Press, “Shopping list for Hu visit revealed,” South China Morning Post, April 5, 2006, p.A5 43 Elaine Wu, “Sino-US ties a global issue, Hu says,” South China Morning Post, April 20, 2006, p.A5 43 Daniel Dombey and Haig Simonian, “Fallout from Latin America’s turn to left is felt worldwide,” Financial Times, May 14, 2006, p.7 43 Staff, “House Cleaning,” The Economist, November 11, 2006, p.35 43 Wang Xiangwen, “With the Democrats’ triumph, just how rocky will Sino-US ties become?” South China Morning Post, November 13, 2006, p.A4 43 Benjamin Scent and agencies, “New broom may hurt confidence,” The Standard, November 9, 2006, p.A3 43 Wayne Arnold, “Asians wary of U.S. trade shift,” International Herald Tribune, November 9, 2006, p.8 43 Steven R. Weisman, “U.S. push on China could lead to shove,” International Herald Tribune, December 14, 2006, p.1 43 Steve R. Weisman, “China and the U.S. clash at trade talks,” International Herald Tribune, December 5, 2006, p.1 43 Michael M. Phillips and Andrew Batson, “U.S., China try to defuse tensions,” The Wall Street Journal, December 15, 2006, p.1 43 Cary Huang, “Talks will test sinews of Sino-US relations,” South China Morning Post, December 14, 2006, p.A5 43 Reuters, “George Bush Snr warns of backlash over