Dangers of a Drunk Dubya - Capitol Hill Blue's Thompson

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7430.shtml

According to the National Enquirer, President George W. Bush, an alcoholic, is drinking again.

In normal times, such a story in a tabloid like the Enquirer would be dismissed as just another fantasy for the newspaper that normally devotes its front page to gossip about celebrity divorces. But an America with Bush as President is anything but normal and too many warning signs point to the sad fact that Dubya the drunk is back on the bottle. Plus we reported the same thing in a story about Bush’s temper tirades on August 25.

Like the President, I’m a recovering alcoholic. Unlike him, I’ve been sober for 11 years, three months and 16 days. Bush says he quit drinking without help from any organized program. I had a lot of help – from family, friends and Alcoholics Anonymous. As an alcoholic, I can say without hesitation that available evidence tells me that Bush is drinking and drinking heavily.

The signs have been there for too long. Bush fell off a couch after, his aides say, “falling asleep.” He has appeared in public with bruises on his face, the kind of injuries a person would suffer from falling in alcohol-impaired conditions. He disappears from public view for extended periods, takes more vacations than other Presidents, has trouble forming words, appears disinterested in public and mangles his sentences. In other appearances he rambles and appears unable to focus. During the Katrina crisis he displayed little emotion or compassion when confronted with the horrors along the Gulf Coast.

This web site reported last year that the White House physician had placed the President on anti-depressants. If Bush is mixing alcohol and anti-depressant drugs his judgment – which is already suspect – is impaired even more.

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. "...takes more vacations than other Presidents..."

Texas DUers - did * have this predilection for extended vacations when he was governor? Of is this something that only came up since he was selected?

I've been wondering this for years, but never found out.

[realFedUp]

4. considering the Lt. Gov works harder than Gov and legislature

only meets during leap years....

[Laura PourMeADrink]

2. Interesting. AND what about all bicycle falls and the pretzel

incident? All you have to do is watch the old video of his Texas gubernatorial debate to see that there is something seriously wrong (aside from his horrendous policies) with this man. In those debates he was lucid, albeit misguided, still lucid and articulate.

I do wonder, though, how can he run like he does if he is drunk or hungover?

[Ravenseye]

3. I have a friend who did

He's been sober now for almost ten years, but while he was drinking he hit everything hard. He would go out and run hard for miles, then come back and and drink himself unconsious. He was in great shape, but had a serious problem. He'd wake up with a hangover, take a bunch of advil, and then start over.

[Geoff R. Casavant]

5. Just a quick question

I was reading your post and stopped just to ask a sincere question.

You mention that you have been sober for 11 y, 3 m, and 16 d. I was just wondering if you keep track of each day even after all this time, or if you just calculated it now. So, in other words, if I were to ask you in a few months how long you have been sober, would you be able to tell me off the top of your head or would you have to think about it?