Thursday, October 7, 2004

Dept. of 51 Weeks Yes, it's time for another blast from the past, this time from July 28th of 2004. As you read this bit of D.C. gossip from the not-so-distant summer think about His pResidency's behavior at the first debate. Not so far-fetched anymore, is it? The Madness Of King George (pt. 2) My online pal, Onager, clues us in to some frightening D.C. gossip: From Capitol Hill Blue, so consider the source...though I probably trust CHB more than I do the Bu$h-sucking "mainstream" media: Bush Using Drugs to Control Depression, Erratic Behavior By TERESA HAMPTON Editor, Capitol Hill Blue Jul 28, 2004, 08:09 President George W. Bush is taking powerful anti-depressant drugs to control his erratic behavior, depression and paranoia, Capitol Hill Blue has learned. The prescription drugs, administered by Col. Richard J. Tubb, the White House physician, can impair the President's mental faculties and decrease both his physical capabilities and his ability to respond to a crisis, administration aides admit privately. "It's a double-edged sword," says one aide. "We can't have him flying off the handle at the slightest provocation but we also need a President who is alert mentally." Angry Bush walked away from reporter's questions. Tubb prescribed the anti-depressants after a clearly-upset Bush stormed off stage on July 8, refusing to answer reporters' questions about his relationship with indicted Enron executive Kenneth J. Lay. "Keep those motherfuckers away from me," he screamed at an aide backstage. "If you can't, I'll find someone who can." Bush's mental stability has become the topic of Washington whispers in recent months. Capitol Hill Blue first reported on June 4 about increasing concern among White House aides over the President's wide mood swings and obscene outbursts... The White House did not return phone calls seeking comment on this article. BWAH! I bet not! Although the exact drugs Bush takes to control his depression and behavior are not known, White House sources say they are "powerful medications" designed to bring his erratic actions under control... One long-time GOP political consultant who - for obvious reasons - asked not to be identified said he is advising his Republican Congressional candidates to keep their distance from Bush. "We have to face the very real possibility that the President of the United States is loony tunes," he says sadly. "That's not good for my candidates, it's not good for the party and it's certainly not good for the country." Yoiks! Here's the link: Bush Using Drugs to Control Depression, Erratic Behavior Yoiks, fersure! 10:27:49 PM     leave/read comments []