George W. Bush

George W. Bush was the President of the United States in 2000. George Cooper thought he had green hair, but Lauren Anderson knew it was grey. (PROSE: Cyberon)

Due to intervention from Wartime powers in the 2000 United States Presidential election, the continuum was put in a multi-valued state for several months; in the end, the effects of the interference mostly cancelled each other out, but the wrong candidate won. (PROSE: Head of State)



Bush was President during the Canisian invasion. When Tannis contacted the White House, President Bush "welcome[d him] to Earth in a spirit of peace and friendship," but after Tannis demanded his surrender, he opted to try to stall for time. He and Prime Minister Tony Blair ordered the missile defense systems activated in response to Tannis's threat to destroy London. (WC: Death Comes to Time)

Panda's nose was left scratched when George Bush ran over him on a bicycle. (AUDIO: Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa) Iris Wildthyme and Panda encountered a robot of President Bush that looked confused while other robot presidents were brutally violent. (PROSE: Why? Because We Like You)

Behind the scenes

 * In the real world, George W. Bush is the son of President George H. W. Bush, and while he was elected in 2000, he was inaugurated as President in 2001.
 * In Death Comes to Time, he is voiced by Jon Culshaw, who also did impressions of Bush in the contemporary sketch show Dead Ringers.

Information from non-valid sources

 * In Jonathan Dennis' short story Hanging Chads from the charity anthology Walking in Eternity, Faction Paradox agents interfered in the 2000 election. This was later referenced in Head of State.