Liquor and Bush

I had two uncles who were both in the service and both were alcoholics. I don't believe they made any effort to go to AA and if they did it was sporadic at best. One got stupid and the other got mean and ugly when they got drunk. The stupid one also had a mean streak. I was at their houses when they were drunk and it wasn't a pretty sight. It was a downright scary sight for me as a little kid. Now you do know Bush Jr. has an alcohol problem? It is public knowledge. He says he doesn't drink. For that I applaud him...However....

Well guess what? Many alcoholics share the same personality traits. One common trait is when they swear off alcohol and enter a 12 step program they tend to become 'born again.' The problem is they tend to substitute one excess with another, in this case Christianity and religious extremism. Now it seems to me that good 'ole Bush baby has jumped on the bandwagon along with the religious fanatics. When he first became president he was ambivalent about what gays and lesbians do. Now he wants to change the constitution to codify discrimination against them. One extreme to the other.

Many alcoholics are downright mean when they are drunk and even when they are sober that mean streak tends to show through. A part of their subconscious personality. It does not go away, it just lurks below the surface waiting for the right situation to manifest itself in subtle ways.

Regardless of the authenticity of the national Guard documents, the question remains as ever about the presidents status during that missing time frame. Sources say he was a lousy pilot and had trouble landing his plane. That and a alcohol problem was the reason he cut short his stay I'm sure with daddies blessing.

Considering my experience with my alcoholic uncles, I for one don't want someone like that as the president. It was scary when I was a kid and it scares me more now as an adult. I hope it does you too. He went off half-cocked sober. I'd hate to think what would hapen if he hit the bottle. It's way too risky at this point in time. Don't you think?

Ain't that the truth?