Reply #9: absolutely

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yes. I lived with one for a while -- on tegritol, antidepressants, anti-anxiety, trouble speaking in public, dislexia, basica meanness, mixed metaphors, poor cognitive function, occasional seizures that left raspberries on face, and, whether medicine induced or not, a sociopath. (hey, I get humanity points for giving it ten years)

But yes, the similarities are all there -- it's just that Bush doesn't want to be seen as physically weak, hence the made up heroic bicycle ride foisted upon us by McClellan or Hughes. Add to that, the guy has arthritis in his hips and knees and he is starting to bloat like Rush on oxycontin and vicodin (well duh), and the frequent use of the brain-vacant "uh" even when repeating his own name - yes, our great pretzeldent is a fritz-brained painkiller addict who can't even stay seated in a recumbent stationary bicycle with a seatbelt and airbag. Is anyone surprised?