Who is George Bush from Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80s and what is their importance? Generation_of_Swine English & Literature George Bush | Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80s

George Bush is the vice president of the United States for most of the book. Bush is also a candidate for the 1988 Presidential Election and is ultimately elected president by a wide margin over Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis at the end of the book. At the beginning of Bush's run for the presidency, Thompson does not even believe that Bush will win the Republican nomination but will instead be spoiled by either his push to raise gasoline prices or by Pat Robertson's candidacy. Bush is also heavily involved with the Iran-Contra scandal and is the only major link that seems to tie all the other figures together. Thompson believes the scandal will not just ruin Bush's presidential run but will also send him to prison.

Personally, Thompson considers Bush to be a weak man but also extremely deceitful. Near the end of the book, Thompson's friend Gene Skinner tells Thompson that Bush is actually very intelligent and has more in common with Thompson than he realizes, which Thompson refuses to believe.