"White House staff members report that they rarely see the President during work hours and that when they do, he is generally accompanied by Mr. Rove and almost never either looks at or speaks to members of the staff. He does not appear to recognize many of the staff members and almost all contact with these individuals are carried out by his close aides, especially by Mr. Rove."
"Bush holds as few meetings with the public, including the press, as possible. We get reams of official papers informing us of this or that new directive. Those of us who have an inside track with the staff are taken to dinner and given the questions to ask Bush. These are questions he has been thoroughly briefed on and has memorized the answers for. Anyone who persists in pushing the envelope gets a rocket from the Rove people and does not get invited back."
http://www.tbrnews.org/Archives/a887.htm#001Reports by a White House insider, published on TBRNews.org reveal that George W. Bush is suffering from unspecified medical problems, characterized by "seizures" or "ministrokes," possibly due to so-called cocaine stroke.
A former cocaine addict, Bush has exhibited increasingly bizarre behavior in recent years, indicative of brain damage (See:
http://www.drugabuse.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol13N3/Cocaine.html)
Bush's mental impairment is held in check by his handler Karl Rove and Dick Cheney has become the defacto president of the United States, according to the insider's report.
Bush's performance at his latest press conference was questioned due to his anomie, characteristic of his being under heavy medication.
Also Bush's unexplained "pretzel" dive and the resulting bruise on his face several years ago are indicative of brain damage.
Medical experts suggest that mental impairment may also be a sign of HIV infection, measurable even from the earliest stages of the disease. Usually referred to as 'AIDS Dementia' it is recognized as fogetfulness and confusion.
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