Recently I posted in another thread about George Bush acting like he may have brain damage resulting from the vast quantities of alcohol and drugs he consumed earlier in his life. I noted in particular that his behavior during his press conference was very peculiar and he never actually answered a single question but ventured on a repetitive course of rhetoric that had nothing to do with the original questions. Occasionally he would come back to a question but never answer it.
After researching Dry Drunk Syndrome I was surprised to see so much information about it:
What is the dry drunk syndrome?
Dry drunk is a slang term used by members and supporters of Alcoholics Anonymous and substance abuse counselors to describe the recovering alcoholic who is no longer drinking, one who is dry, but whose thinking is clouded.
"Dry drunk" traits consist of:
Exaggerated self-importance and pomposity
Grandiose behavior
A rigid, judgmental outlook
Impatience
Childish behavior
Irresponsible behavior
Irrational rationalization
Projection
Overreaction
Clearly, George W. Bush has all these traits except exaggerated self importance.
Addiction, Brain Damage and the President:
http://www.counterpunch.org/wormer1011.htmlHeavy social drinkers show signs of brain damage:
http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=45541Bush drank heavily for twenty years . . .
George Bush: Dyslexia, Low I.Q. or Brain Damage?
http://www.therationalradical.com/morons/george-bush.htmBush has suffered brain damage from alcohol and cocaine abuse.
More Evidence that Bush Is a "Dry Drunk"?
http://hnn.us/articles/3165.htmlDry Drunk Symptoms
http://mailman.io.com/pipermail/perfectuni...rch/000242.htmlResearchers have found that brain chemistry irregularities caused by long bouts of drinking or drug abuse cause "messages in one part of the brain to become stuck there. This leads to maddening repetition of thoughts."
One of these powerful "stuck" thoughts, says van Wormer, is that
"President Bush seems unduly focused upon getting revenge on Saddam
Hussein ('He tried to kill my Dad'), leading the country and the world into war, accordingly."That clinches it!
I think we ought to demand a brain scan from bush before we let him run for re-election . . .
"Say anything stupid and chimpy gets it!"