It is true that BG got a little strange after he left politics, but when he was a candidate for prez he was inspirational. Just because some bible-thumping Texans want to take a few things the guy said after he left politics and say he was more to the left than JFK, does not make it so, at least outside of Texas where most people are literate.
I also heard that Bush I was pro-choice before running with Reagan. Now, we know that he was to the left of JFK but that is because he actually made it to the WH.
Which begs the question. Was he lying when he was in politics or after?