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| George W. Bush | |
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| 43rd President of the United States | |
| Term of office January 20, 2001 - Present | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Vice President | Dick Cheney |
| Preceded by | Bill Clinton |
| Succeeded by | Barack Obama |
| Born | July 6, 1946 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Spouse | Laura Bush |
| Religion | United Methodist |
George Walker Bush (born New Haven, Connecticut 1946) was the Governor of Texas (1996-2001) and has served as the 43rd President of the United States of America since 2001. Campaigning on the notion that the United States should not be in the business of nation-building,[1] he won the office by a narrow margin in the decisive State of Florida in the 2000 Presidential election. Legal challenges to the certified vote count went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court when Democratic contender Al Gore, who initially conceded defeat on the night of the election, then contested the outcome for weeks until the Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore.
In the 2004 Presidential election Bush won reelection, helped in part by a 300,000 vote victory (5%) in the State of Florida, where the outcome had been so close in 2000 [2]. Democratic candidate John Kerry conceded defeat the day after the election.
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Family
George W. Bush is the son of George H. W. Bush, who served as vice-president from 1981 to 1989 and as president from 1989 to 1993, and Barbara Bush. President Bush is married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian, and they have twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna. John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, Neil Bush and Marvin Bush are his brothers. Dorothy Bush Koch is his only surviving sister, as Pauline Robinson Bush died at age four of leukemia.
Faith
George W. Bush is a member of the United Methodist Church, and most people feel that George W. Bush's faith is sincere and profound. The Faith of George W. Bush, a non-political book by author Stephen Strang, made the New York Times best-sellers list. [3] When asked where he would be without the influence of family friend Billy Graham, George W. Bush said "I wouldn't be president." "It was just a conversation," said the younger Bush about a talk with Graham in the mid-'80s that changed his life. During the pivotal conversation Bush recalled saying, "'You know, Billy, I'm longing for something.' And I know that he sent me a Bible I still have. All I can tell you is that as a result of being inspired by Billy Graham, I started reading the Bible and shortly after, I quit drinking." [4] Bush's faith led him to veto a bill which would have provided for federal funding of immoral embryonic stem cell research.
Polls
When President George W. Bush entered office, his popularity rating was near 50%. However, after the September 11 attacks, his popularity rose significantly, reaching an all-time high of 90%.[5] Since, then, though, it declined as some of his policies have become unpopular (largely due to the media's persistently negative -- and biased -- reporting on the Iraq War and misrepresentation of his policies).[6] In 2007, he reached the lowest popularity levels of any sitting president, with one poll showing an approval rating of only 24%. The same poll gave the Democratic controlled Congress an approval rating of only 11%). [7]
See Also
References
- ↑ http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/debates/transcripts/u221003.html
- ↑ Florida Election Records, Florida Dept. of State
- ↑ http://www.christianlifemissions.org/ministries/georgewbush.htm
- ↑ Billy Graham and the White House [1]
- ↑ USAT Gallup Poll
- ↑ Historical Bush Approval Ratings from University of Minnesota [2]
- ↑ Voters unhappy with Bush and Congress, Reuters, October 17 2007
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