Sunday, June 29, 2008

Southpaws in Politics

From the New York Sun:

Since 1974, presidents Ford, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Clinton have all favored their left hands, while President Carter and the current President Bush are righties. The trait is also not exclusive to winning candidates: Vice President Gore is left-handed, as are past presidential contenders Robert Dole, John Edwards, Bill Bradley, and Ross Perot. A prominent New Yorker who flirted with a White House bid, Mayor Bloomberg, is a lefty.

Oddly enough, my brother and I are both left-handed (our parents are righties). Perhaps we took the wrong career path?