President GEORGE W. BUSH: Cutting the deficit during a time of war requires us to restrain spending in other areas.

NPR: This Week in Washington: Iraq Debate, Intel Estimate

In the 2006 budget-cutting "reconciliation" bill President George W. Bush signed this month, the best known student loan programs for middle-class families--Stafford loans for students and so-called PLUS loans for parents--took a big hit.

FORBES: College Loan Crunch

W. Griffith pioneered split-screen and cross-cutting editing techniques to illustrate conversations between two people who may not be in the same room.

WSJ: "Disconnect": From Talkies to Texties

The "fiscal cliff" measures - cutting spending and increasing taxes dramatically - came into effect automatically at midnight on Monday when George W Bush-era tax cuts expired.

BBC: President Obama praises US 'fiscal cliff' deal

In the case of George W. Bush, the orthodoxy would be that of Ronald Reagan and his belief in cutting taxes, conducting an aggressive foreign policy and following a social policy that suits religious and social conservatives.

NPR: Professor: Bush Is an 'Orthodox Innovator'