[CapandBall]

The first President George Bush won the first Gulf War. A year later he lost the presidency because the economy was in the tank.

B.S., he lost because of Ross Perot.

[caltrop]

Bush lost because he raised taxes and advocated an "Assault Weapons" Ban. During the eight years Bush spent as Reagan's lap dog he said almost nothing but tried to leave the impression he was learning something. Once he became President, after promising to continue Reagan's policies, he demonstrated he lacked both vision and veracity by turning his back on them. Bush, in addition to being a third rate President, was Reagan's biggest mistake. While some conservatives voted for Perot, many others simply didn't vote for President. Having held my nose and voted for Bush in '88, in '92 I voted Libertarian - the first time I voted for anyone other than the Republican Presidential candidate.

[m1911]

Hiya. You're right, but it begs the question - why did people vote for Ross instead of GHWB?