Reply #29: He went to a rich men's bible study program in Midland [View All]

[Warpy]

and that's the extent of it. My take is that he learned to lie through his teeth as he learned the language of the far religious right and how to hide his drinking a little bit better.

Without treatment, meaning formal rehab followed by a formal self help group, few addicts have much of a positive prognosis. It doesn't matter how much they say they love Jebus, addiction just doesn't work that way. It's obvious Stupid hasn't had formal treatment.

It's also obvious he's been binging whenever he gets off his leash. He was blotto at the 2006 G-8. His neurological condition continues to deteriorate to the point even lay folks are starting to wonder what's wrong with him.

Every year he reminds me more and more of an uncle of mine who died of end stage cirrhosis a few years ago, a man who also professed to love Jebus enough to stop drinking but only loved Jebus enough to hide the bottles better. The personalities are incredibly similar, as is the progression of neurological deficits. I can see Stupid's future, and it's not pretty.