Quote Originally Posted by redgunamo View Post
Yeah, now. But at the time, everyone knew it was the one big moment that confirmed he would never get a second term. In theory, a case could be made for all that other stuff.
Bush Sr. just was not a very likely president. He had no ability to connect to the average Joe. When you look at pictures of him in his younger days, you get the impression he was a bit of a motherfvcker. Just an as$hole. I say this with some affection. It also goes to show that you never get credit for things that you actually manage to pull off. Such as after being shot down in WW2, surviving, floating in the Pacific ocean for a couple days before he was rescued.