Why is one Bush called 41 and the other 43? I am baffled.?

Answer 1

George H.W. Bush was the 41th President of the USA

George W. Bush is the 43rd and Current President of the USA

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Answer 2

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. He was re-elected in the 2004 Presidential election. He formerly served as the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. A Republican, he belongs to the politically influential Bush family, being the eldest son of the 41st U.S. President, George Bush, a grandson of Prescott Bush, former U.S. Senator from Connecticut, and elder brother to Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida.

Answer 3

because 1 is 41 years old and the other 43 Sr had him when he was only 2 also they are the 41st and 43rd president

Indeed, one of the worst-kept secrets in Bush World is the dismay, in some cases disdain, harbored by many senior aides of the former president toward the administration of his son - 41 and 43, as many call them, political shorthand that refers to their numerical places in U.S. presidential history.

For five years, the 41s have bit their collective tongues as, they complain, the 43s ignored their counsel. But as the war in Iraq has worsened and public support for the current administration has tanked, loyalists of the elder Bush have found it impossible to suppress their disillusionment - particularly their belief that many of 43's policies are a stick in the eye of his father.
"Forty-three has now repudiated everything 41 stands for, and still he won't say a word," a key member of the elder Bush alumni said. "Personally, I think he's dying inside."
To 41 loyalists, the bill of indictment is voluminous. Some alleged 43 has betrayed his father's middle-of-the-road philosophy by governing as a divider, not the uniter he promised in the 2000 campaign. Others, like former 41 speechwriter Curt Smith, argue 43 isn't conservative enough.
"Conservatives want limited government, a balanced Middle East approach, a foreign policy that builds, not destroys, and general, not special, interest," Smith said. "Bush 41 endorsed all of the above. Bush 43 supports none."
A common refrain of the 41s is that 43's muscular approach to foreign affairs - what one derided as "cowboy diplomacy" - has estranged the U.S. from its allies and diminished its authority around the globe.
The ultimate sticking point for the old guard is Iraq. They cite the appointment of 41's close friend and former secretary of state, James Baker, to chart a new Iraq policy as belated vindication.

Answer 4

Because that is the number they are of Presidents. There have been 43 presidents. Bush is 43 his papa was 41. Simple as that.

Answer 5

I am baffled as to why this is in the religion and spirituality section...unless you worship Bush (as many christians seem to do).

Your answer....the one called 41 is the 41st president, the other, George W Bush, is 43 because he is the 43rd president.

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Answer 6

Bush senior is the 41st President, while Bush Jr. is the 43rd (well technically they are 40th and 42nd because Grover Cleveland counts for 22nd and 24th, and since we've had 42 different presidents, that's what they should be)

Answer 7

George Bush Senior was the 41sr president and the idiot in office now George w. Bush is the 43rd president. That is why.

Answer 8

Bush the father was the 41st pres GWB is the 43rd.

Answer 9

One was our 41st president. One was out 43rd.

Why is this in religion and spirituality? I am baffled.

Answer 10

You know this is religion and spirituality? Do you know we use numbers to put things in order? What number was Bill Clinton? GO BACK TO SCHOOL