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To: Alex MG who wrote (218249)	2/27/2013 12:19:55 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 543544

No, it's just a southpaw. We've been running the country for a while, altho some of us stayed in the closet. As of 2012, five out of the last seven presidents have been left-handed. Counting as far back as Truman, the number is five (or six) out of twelve. In the 1992 election, all three major candidates – George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot – were left-handed. [2] The 1996 election also involved three left-handed candidates: Clinton, Perot, and Bob Dole, who learned to use his left hand after his right hand was paralyzed by a World War II injury. Both major-party candidates in the 2008 presidential election – Barack Obama and John McCain – were left-handed. [8] The percentage of the population who are left-handed is about 10%. [3] While some write this trend off as a coincidence, others have tried to come up with scientific explanations. According to Daniel Geschwind, a professor of human genetics at UCLA, in 2008: "Six out of the past 12 presidents is statistically significant, and probably means something". [3] en.wikipedia.org Is george w bush left handed? Yes, he is left handed. Note: in fact, George Walker Bush shows many signs of have being left-handed, but was forced to use his right hand: similar to Ronald Reagan. I being left-handed have noticed suttle characteristics in GWBushs' ways to pertain to being 'once' left-handed. wiki.answers.com