DRY-DRUNK PRESIDENT LOSING HIS GRIP?

[Gothmog]

See http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/gallagher169.html

DRY-DRUNK PRESIDENT LOSING HIS GRIP?
By Bill Gallagher
DETROIT -- The lies, delusions and deceptions of George W. Bush have reached a point where the "dry drunk" madness and the "stinking thinking" in his frighteningly flawed mind are what drives all his remarks on the bogus al-Qaida-Iraq connection and the president's rigid, judgmental world view.

In the best of times, George W. can be impatient, self-important and prone to irrational, contorted rationalization. Now that his crazy, unnecessary war in Iraq and grandiose plans to change the Middle East with more violence have clearly failed and he fears that he might get bounced from the White House like his daddy, our president's mental pathology is gaining more control over his behavior. ....

But George W. Bush is an unyielding, inflexible and extreme man, who, by his own admission, follows the dictates of his "gut" rather than careful thought and reflection. Bush may be showing more signs of being a "dry drunk," according to Katherine van Wormer, co-author of "Addiction Treatment: A Strengths Perspective." In an article in "Counterpunch" magazine, she writes, "Dry drunk is a slang term used by members and supporters of Alcoholics Anonymous and substance abuse counselors to describe the recovering alcoholic who is no longer drinking, one who is dry, but whose thinking is clouded. Such an individual is said to be dry but not truly sober. Such an individual tends to go to extremes."

She also observes that Bush's obsessions, tunnel vision, single-mindedness and grandiosity point to the "stinking thinking" commonly found in dry drunks. Bush will claim forever that Saddam was in cahoots with al-Qaida, that there were weapons of mass destruction, and that his war with Iraq is all about doing God's work and spreading freedom. That's how his damaged mind is programmed. ...

With the power-drunk Cheney navigating and the dry-drunk Bush at the helm, our ship of state is in distress. We should throw them both overboard.


Bill Gallagher, a Peabody Award winner, is a former Niagara Falls city councilman who now covers Detroit for Fox2 News.

[NMDemDist2]

1. finally a real newsperson (on Fox affiliate no less!) talking about

Bush and dry drunk syndrome


:bounce:

[Richardo]

2. IS that a *real* Peabody or a Sears Peabody?

(Like O'Reilly's)

Thank you, Mr. Zappa. :D

Jokes aside, great article. Thanks, Gothmog

[RobertSeattle]

3. "Dry-drunk Bush and Power-drunk Cheney"

That's a keeper.

[Tsiyu]

4. Bush's State of Psyche

Found this on one of my favorite news sites. Hope this link works:

http://www,alternet.org/election04/log/

If it doesn't work, log onto alternet.org and look for the story.

[Tsiyu]

5. Try again, honey.....

http://www.alternet.org/election04/log/