George W. Bush

Early Life• Was born on July 6,

1946

• Born into a family of politicians

• Attended Yale University then Harvard Business School

• Joined the Texas Air National Guard in 1968

• Met Laura Welsh in 1977 and married her three months later on Nov. 5

Drinking Problems• had a serious drinking

problem

• Arrested for disorderly conduct at age 20

• arrested for driving under the influence at age 30

• Worst instance was driving under the influence with his brother in the passenger seat

• “you wanna go mono a mono here?”

• claims to not had a drop of alcohol since 1986

Presidency• Won the 2000 election

against opponent Al Gore

• Original policies significantly altered after 9/11

• Announced War on Terror

• Passed the Patriot Act on Oct. 26, 2001

• In 2002, the US invaded Iraq on suspicion of WMD’s

• Famous “mission accomplished” banner in 2003

Presidency• Re-elected in 2004

against John Kerry

• Very low approval rate

• War dragged on

• Mismanagement of Hurricane Katrina

• Economy taking a downturn

• Viewed as a joke and fool