George W. Bush

GooglePedia string "George W. Bush" Date: 10/23/2020 9:34:20 PM George W. Bush (1946 to 2007)** 1)America's first president to incur over 200% spending ratio for the duration of his term. 2)America's first president since the birth of electronic communication to delay immediate reaction to national disaster. See also World Trade Center, September 11, 2001 and New Orleans. 3)America's first president to have admittedly used a hard drug. 4)America's first president to have entered office with a criminal record. 5)America's first president to declare pre-emptive war on a nation with little standing army and no measurable threat to the United States. * 6)<font style="italic">See article 5*</font>Largest standing financial and human loss in such a war. 7)First known massive use of known psychological tactics to employ popular support (See "Microsoft v. The People" (2010)). 8)First direct interference by the White House with the press. 9)First president to have had both his elections (See 2000, 2004 elections) seriously questioned by more than 10% of his constituency. 10)Presided over largest reversal of political, personal, and civil rights on the part of the executive branch since the Colonial Age. See John Adams (1797-1801) 11)First president to have his failures documented in a blockbuster during his presidency. 12)First president to propose an amendment to the constitution based on sexual or religious preference (see Quakers, Puritans, Bill of Rights). **Civil Rights (2005-2015)