george w. bush has a dysfunctional alcoholic first family.

[MoonRiver]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/22/bush.fall/index.html

[2Design]

1. Totally agree for the whole extended family

alcholic, cocaine, gambling (harkin), and just plain meanness

[physioex]

2. You forgot..

Bankrupting SNL's, bankrupting oil companies, having sex with (I didn't know they were) hookers, crack abuse, underage alcoholism.

[ngGale]

3. Typical co-dependent personality...n/t

[2Design]

6. and congress has been the enablers

[Lydia Leftcoast]

4. He went out riding with his doctor?

They let him out only under medical supervision?

[MAlibdem]

5. What I don't understand is...

how the guy is still alive...it seems he's falling down or passing out while EATING (eating, one of the most basic things we do) every couple weeks.

[DrFunkenstein]

7. George Dubya Has A Gravity Problem

When he isn't skiing down the national debt, he has an unfortunate habit of falling off things - bicycles, Segways, wagons...

[demosincebirth]

8. I've never seen a non-dysfunctional alcoholic family.

Has anyone?

[President Jesus]

9. I think this is out-of-bounds...

Sorry, but I do.

I personally feel that the ONLY admiral thing about Bush* is that he kicked an addiction and turned his life around. I would hope that is inspirational to millions of addicts everywhere.

So his college kids have a few beers...what college kid doesn't? Good for them. It's not like they are out there doing pedantic "the more you know" spots, warning against the horrors of having a few drinks.

There is so much to attack Bush for, I just think this topic is not in good taste...and not accurate.

[graywarrior]

10. Kicking addiction and turning your life around is not enough

Humility humility humility. He shows none.

[dflprincess]

11. I've never been convinced he kicked it.

He - or his handlers - might have it somewhat under control but I don't believe he never takes a drink or doesn't turn to prescriptions to feed his cravings.

[Cheswick2.0]

12. hang around longer

You're going to hear a lot worse than this about bush.
Besides what makes you think he kicked the habit? At the very best he is a dry drunk.

[mitchum]

13. He's a goddamn liar...

who has kicked nothing (okay, maybe the blow)
That sonofabitch is still drinking

[zulchzulu]

14. Nah, he's just dumb as a goddamn rock...

Maybe they Secret Service "adjusted" his brakes on his 10-speed. And he was too stupid to check the brakes before going down the hill.

That Rummy...always finding ways to um...yunno.