"Dangers of a Drunk Dubya"

[REP]

from Capitol Hill Blue; sorry if this is a dupe:

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

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.

(more at link)

[sarcasmo]

1. Anti-Depressants, that would make a whole lot of sense for his

behavior being the way that it is.

[driver8]

7. No offense, but I have been taking anti-depressants for years and

no one can tell unless I tell them.

I don't know how the combination of alcohol and anti-depressants go together, though.

[izzie]

2. Is he acting any more like God than he used to?

I used to send my 9 year old who thought the sun's rays only hit him to his room. Barbara where are you?

[Boomer]

3. His blotchy complexion is a tell on drinking

Recent photos of Bush show a mottled red patches on his face, often a sign of active alcoholics. It's a result of a failing liver, scarred by too many years of abuse.

[REP]

5. Actually, Rosacea Is Just a Sign of Sun Damage, Genetics

I HATE to defend him, but I have rosacea myself and am a non-drinker. "Peaches and cream" complections, blushing easily and/or sun exposure can predispose one to rosacea (I'm in the "extremely fair skinned" risk group).

[Boo_Radley]

4. Then again . . .

"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."

. . . most of that can be explained by the fact that he's not very bright and he's probably a sociopath.

An untreated alcoholic, as I'm sure you're aware, isn't exactly the first place I'd look for a stable, level-headed, sane, sober and serene leader, either way. I think it's great that he was able to quit, I'm glad to see anyone suffering from alcoholism manage to dry out, but he should have been either in a treatment program or in AA. The personality is where the problem is with an alcoholic, not the booze. Just giving up the bottle doesn't fix the problem, it just changes the symptoms.

[KitchenWitch]

6. Thank you, and welcome to DU

An untreated alcoholic, as I'm sure you're aware, isn't exactly the first place I'd look for a stable, level-headed, sane, sober and serene leader, either way. I think it's great that he was able to quit, I'm glad to see anyone suffering from alcoholism manage to dry out, but he should have been either in a treatment program or in AA. The personality is where the problem is with an alcoholic, not the booze. Just giving up the bottle doesn't fix the problem, it just changes the symptoms.

I totally agree with you. As a person in recovery, my use of alcohol/drugs was a symptom of the fact that I was unable to face life on life's terms. I had to learn how to do that in order to not only be abstinent, but to recover.