George Walker Bush's Life And Accomplishments
George Walker Bush, also known as junior, was an average student, a good baseball player and served as president of his fraternity during his time at Yale. He built a company when he was in his 30’s called the Bush Exploration and it thrived before going downhill and combining with Spectrum 7. He came out of his father’s shadow when he purchased the Texas Rangers and became the managing partner. Bush soon ran for governor of Texas and won; he was soon hailed as most popular big state governor. He launched his campaign for the 2000 presidential election and narrowly defeated Al Gore in an ordeal that required many recounts. He was a very popular leader in the beginning before problems arose. The attacks on September 11 combined with the
small percentage of Americans with health care decreased his credit, and he had an approval rating of less the 50% during his campaign for re-election. The way the administration handled the war on Iraq combined with the slow response to Katrina gave him a low-favorability rating. Economic problems troubled the country and the U.S. was in a recession by the end of George W. Bush’s 2nd term.
small percentage of Americans with health care decreased his credit, and he had an approval rating of less the 50% during his campaign for re-election. The way the administration handled the war on Iraq combined with the slow response to Katrina gave him a low-favorability rating. Economic problems troubled the country and the U.S. was in a recession by the end of George W. Bush’s 2nd term.