George W. Bush

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Questions like this one are difficult to answer, since it calls for an opinion, and it depends on which party you ask. Many (but not all) Republicans will immediately say Bush was the best, and many (but not all) Democrats will immediately say Obama is much better. The truth is that both President Bush and President Obama have been perceived as very polarizing. Both have strong supporters, and both have strong detractors. History will judge President Bush-- many of his fellow Republicans began by being very much in favor of him, but as his second term wore on, they began to believe he was not being true to conservative principles; he spent too much, turned a budget surplus into a budget deficit, and had an administration that was marred by scandal. The war in Iraq was also very controversial, and a growing number of people became vocal opponents of it, as well as opposing how his administration handled the period after Saddam Hussein was overthrown. But despite all of that, there were still people who loved him and believed in him: he was especially popular with conservative Christians, and with the military.

Similarly, many people placed their hopes in President Obama and believed he would end the bickering in Washington. He has so far been unable to achieve that goal, and congress is more gridlocked than ever, as Republicans do whatever they can to make sure he will not be re-elected. There have also been questions about his leadership style. But his supporters would point out that he passed health care reform (which other presidents tried to do but failed); saved the U.S. auto industry; and kept America safe by leading the successful mission to kill Osama bin Laden and other terrorists. Here too, history will judge President Obama and it remains to be seen how his presidency will be perceived after all the partisan fighting is a distant memory.

But the bottom line is that whether you liked Bush or not, and whether you like Obama or not, the person serving as president deserves our respect. No matter which party is in power, it's impossible to please everyone, and being president is one of the most challenging jobs.

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He is in Crawford Texas, I don't think the address is really public knowledge.

There is no educational rquirement.

Yes. He served two full terms. From 1993-2001.

Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter

Younger workers feared they would not have sufficient income after they retired.

Mr. Clinton took a total of 174 vacation days during his eight years in office. Some chain e-mails that say he took as many as 600 are false.

Yes, of course the president can. I believe it was the Louisiana Purchase that the president bought without asking the congress. When asked that the president did not have the power to buy the land. He said that he did have the power to "negotiate" treaties.

George Jones died on Friday April 26th, 2013. :( :(

According to the Former Presidents Act (FPA), former Presidents receive a pension that is equal to pay for the head of an executive department (Executive Level I-Presidential Cabinet member), which is $191,300 per year as of January 1, 2008. Former Presidents are all paid the same pension amount and are raised to this level when the Executive Level I salary increases, so all former Presidents are paid the same amount. This includes former Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush (#41), Bill Clinton, and will include President George W. Bush (#43). Other office, staff, and travel benefits are extensive. Former President Clinton is given an additional $961,000 for this purpose, and President Bush will be given the same amount. This is so the former Presidents will have enough income to perform some high level of humanitarian work. See http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/98-249.pdf

Bush won the electoral vote despite losing the national popular vote.

George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 (50.5%) electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 (49.5%) electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 (50.3%) and Bush 50,456,062 (49.7%). Green Party candidate Ralph Nader won 2,882,955 popular votes. Nader did not receive any electoral votes.

George W. Bush raided and spent a total of $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus during his eight years as president. In his last year, he spent $192.2 billion, which averages out to more than $526 million per day.

Former President George Bush is find. He is enjoying his retirement. He does do some speaking events every now and then.

Not nearly as much as Obama will with the pace he is at. Bush played golf 24 times his entire presidency. Obama as of March 15, 2011 has played 61 times.

Edit: Obama as of June 18, 2012 has played 100 times.

This answer depends on if you mean George H.W. Bush(1989-1993) or George W. Bush(2001-2009). In 1990 George H.W. Bush sent troops to Panama to overthrow General Manuel Noriega and had him brought to America on drug trafficking charges. In 2001 George W. Bush implemented the No Child Left Behind Act.

George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 and Bush 50,456,062.

A bill is written and starts in the house. It goes to committee is evaluated and passes committee. It then goes to the full House for a vote. It passes the house. Now, it goes to the Senate. The Senate sends it to committee. The committee passes it and it goes to the full Senate. They pass the bill. It now goes to the president. He can sign it, veto it, or do nothing. This is a real life example of checks and balances.

In 1973 Bush applied to Harvard Business School with a 2.35 GPA from Yale.

1973 admission statistics are unavailable, but for an incomplete comparison today's Harvard students average a GPA of 3.5 - no students were accepted with a GPA lower than 2.6.