Is * really hitting the sauce again?

[liberaltrucker]

After all, National Enquirer broke the Limpballs-OxiContin story Hmmmm.

[benburch]

1. He has been showing signs of it for years now.

He lied to us about everything else, why not about his sobriety?

[liberaltrucker]

5. Yeah, the choking on the pretzel

and numerous bike spills, now to mention his slaughter of the English language. oh, yes, his preformance in the first debate.

[Big Kahuna]

9. He didn't choke on a pretzel...

he got the shit beat out of him by his handlers.

[PurityOfEssence]

12. I'm with you on that assumption

I think he was freaking out about the Enron collapse and was cracking under the strain when Dick or Laura let him have it. To be fair, though, I'd say he was probably most of the way through a quart of Beam when he got decked.

The timing was just too obvious: he was panicking and simply couldn't deal.

[Snotcicles]

13. Lets start referring to him as George W Binge. n/t

[wellstone_democrat]

2. again? Try "still"

I've maintained that that was always a story designed to appeal to the conversion narrative crowd while it shuts off any discussion of his wild ways: all behind him and forgiven.

Believe me, every slime ball and taliborniagain I know in Texas LOVES that story. Loves itl.

[Maat]

3. I'm suspicious of the story's timing myself.

I've no doubt that * is a multi-substance abuser, and that he probably is abusing this stuff while on psychotropic medication (VERY dangerous).

But what if it was placed to gain him sympathy with a certain crowd?

[wellstone_democrat]

4. sure and to innoculate him if the story is released another way

which is my belief why it is out there in the first place. But, with a "certain crowd" (amongst whom I live!) all he needs to do is repent and its ok

[Maat]

14. My thoughts exactly.

I'll bet he will be 'born again' soon.

I smell a rat.

[kstewart33]

6. Timing seems right

If he were ever to fall off the wagon during his presidency, now would be the time. Katrina, Iraq, Social Security reform doa, Plame coming up, sky high gas prices getting higher this winter (heating oil, natural gas).

Yep, now's the time to do it.

[LisaM]

7. Why shouldn't he be? Drinking is up in the U.S. overall

since January 2001. After all, if he's driven the rest of us to drink, why shouldn't he get to join in the party?

[liberaltrucker]

8. You got that right

I'm home this weekend and Anhueser-Busch stock went up:beer:

[Cleita]

16. I know my drinking went up since Bush took office.

It's only poverty that keeps me sober most of the time.

[CBGLuthier]

10. Watch the video of todays press conference

It pretty much removed any doubt that I might have had. Which was none to be honest but, well, there's a link in GD, just watch it and see what you think. He sure seemed pretty drunk to me.

[wallwriter]

11. It's the hypocrisy, but the Repugs are bound to muddy the issue.

It's not the drinking per se, it's that Bush sold himself to us as someone who found sobriety through Jesus. That is why all other sins were supposed to be forgiven.

Bush promised sobriety as an act of religious faith. He has broken that promise. The bible thumpers ought to be up in arms about this.

[liberaltrucker]

15. DU can save the Nation

Take up a collection and send a pallet of Beam to the WH with a card saying "Drink Up Mr President-Coutersy of Demoratic Underground":evilgrin:

[smartvoter]

17. That would be hilarious. nt

[wallwriter]

19. Or just flood the WH with those little bottles

of Jim Beam or similar...Everybody send one.

[liberaltrucker]

21. I will not relinquish my mini of Chivas

But I'm sure I can come up with some Jack, Beam,etc. I'm a Scotch freak, OK:) On edit-don't send * the good stuff. Send the cheap rot-gut shit in case he has a "crisis":rofl:

[Eurobabe]

18. He never stopped

[smirkymonkey]

20. It would certainly explain a LOT!