[TheWasteLand]

I'd say the 1992 election was lost largely because of the Rodney King incident.

What about Perot?

[Question Liberal Authority]

What about Perot?

You're right. He declared in February.

Maybe these pre-Labor Day events are more important than folks want to think.

[Kenny Bunk]

What undid Pa Bush in CA ws his absolute fear of taking a decisive step in the Rodney King Affair.

Had he immediately had the Mayor of LA thrown in jail for inciting the riots ...."Take to the streets. Show your feelings ...but keep the peace," were Tom Bradley's words on TV. It took the police, the governor, and the National Guard days too long to quell the riots. Shooting the first 500 rioters would have ended that affair in 10 minutes.

Bush came to town and sicced the Feds on the officers who had already been acquitted ... and then winked at the blatant jury intimidation in the federal trial that put the officers away. He was too oblivious to the fact that a strong stand AGAINST Tom Bradley and Rodney King would have won him California. He was more concerned with losing the press!

Pa Bush was a great man, but a great dithering wimp. He took a dive in the '92 campaign rather than expose what he knew about Bill Clinton. (The greatest political mystery of the century)

Neither Rodney King, nor Ross Perot caused Papa Bush's downfall. The fault lay with him, with his own feckless, indecisive self. E.G., he threw away victory in Iraq, leaving Saddam in power. The man always dithered, when he might have led.