Bush reflects on struggle with alcohol

[MiniMe]

CNN http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/11/32435/

WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush reflected on his own struggle with alcohol in a White House meeting today to tout gains in the war on drug abuse.

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The president told the group of fourteen, all leaders in drug prevention, treatment and interdiction programs around the country, that a new study shows teen drug abuse has dropped 25 percent since he took office in 2001.

"No question there's still work to do in America, but we are making progress," said Mr. Bush.
But the study by the University of Michigan cautioned that progress could be threatened by a drop in the percentage of young people who think marijuana is harmful. And it found a high percentage of teens are abusing prescription drugs - with nearly 10 percent of seniors reporting using Vicodin over the last year, nearly 5 percent abusing Oxycontin.

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"One of the most striking aspects of being president is the power of prayer in my life. I feel it," said Mr. Bush. "Some days are happy. Some days are not so happy. But every day is joyous."




He thinks that we believe that he isn't drinking now :rofl:

[DonEBrook]

1. "Drinking problem? Shit, I have no drinking problem...I drink...and fall down.

No problem."


;-)

[Vanje]

2. The alcohol won. nt

[Tangerine LaBamba]

3. Think he'll reflect on

the hundreds of thousands killed because he wanted to invade Iraq?

I'd listen to that. Otherwise, I have less than no interest in anything that self-serving asswipe has to say.

[opihimoimoi]

4. Bush= empty language=blathering=mumbling incoherently=crap=useless info=

nothing new=shit we knew already=acting like he cares= fraud

[nc4bo]

5. He's such a liar!! He's speaking live in TX right now looking drunk AND coked to the max. nt

[stevedeshazer]

6. MAJOR coke jaw today. nt

[Virginia Dare]

7. He must be on permanent flashback now..

because he sure acts drunk all the time.

[Mist]

8. As a DUer memorably remarked yesterday, the only struggle * has had

with alcohol is when he struggles to remove the cork from the bottle.

Says it all.

[spin]

9. Sometimes I think the world would have been better off...

if he had just continued drinking.

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. Teen anti-drinking slogan:

" you wanna grow up and look like HIM?"

[undeterred]

11. Bush "reflects"? Only if you tape a mirror to him.