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In reply to the discussion: John Boehner is an alcoholic. [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)78. Republicans don't do "drunk" very well it would seem...
Porgie Bush was one of those "angry" drunks--lashing out, getting grandiose, telling people off, getting hot-headed and insulting....and he continued to be that way even after he supposedly quit!
Tip never got too loaded, either--he was always well aware of his limit. He just had a big nose and a case of hereditary rosacea, so people always assumed he was a prodigious drinker.
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Thanks. I had it easy because I lost my tolerance and kind of lost interest in alcohol
Kolesar
Oct 2013
#74
I used to see Tip at the occasional meal, and I never saw him overindulge...I know he'd
MADem
Oct 2013
#81
It does seem rather obvious to me from my recliner...If true, then he not only needs to go to rehab
silvershadow
Oct 2013
#6
I just choked on my crow. (I'm still eating on it...or maybe it was humble pie?....) nt
silvershadow
Oct 2013
#14
Boehner is also a womanizer, while we're on the subject of Republican family values.
bulloney
Oct 2013
#13
You make excellent points. Decisions made for us, for the country, should not be
monmouth3
Oct 2013
#21
Interesting info, did not know that. I think Cruz's 15 are just about up..n/t
monmouth3
Oct 2013
#26
It took me a long time to call out Boehner in this way. It was NOT easy. I'm a recovering alcoholic
monmouth3
Oct 2013
#32
It's not just "recent postings push the idea of the R's drinking while caucusing."
MADem
Oct 2013
#84
Boehner is well known for his Merlot enthusiasm and his addiction to English cigarettes.
MADem
Oct 2013
#80
The man is 3rd in line to be Pres. Someone mentally healthy needs to be in that position.
Sunlei
Oct 2013
#39
Mental illness needn't be disqualifying, it's at least as common in leaders
HereSince1628
Oct 2013
#48
yes, I understand. The man drinks on the job & he needs to step down and get help.
Sunlei
Oct 2013
#57
If every Senator and Congressperson who had a cocktail in the Capital Building were disqualified
totodeinhere
Oct 2013
#67
"A cocktail" doesn't make the booze smell "waft" in such a manner that people can
MADem
Oct 2013
#85
It is a fact alcohol impairs judgment. Boehner needs to be removed from his position.
Sunlei
Oct 2013
#38
If you had to deal with the reality that this was your political party you were leading....
Tommy_Carcetti
Oct 2013
#46
a DC photographer friend reported Boehner at an 11 am photo op with KIDS reeking and reeling
carolinayellowdog
Oct 2013
#59
Actually, Cruz could replace him. The Constitution does not require that the speaker be a sitting
totodeinhere
Oct 2013
#68
Well, here's your real world basis....media usually isn't in the habit of calling anyone out without
MADem
Oct 2013
#86
No one is "mocking" anything. They're pointing out an issue that is as obvious as the sun coming
MADem
Oct 2013
#90