The Day I Met George W. Bush - by Charlie Hardy

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(from http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2005/10/6/11652/8773)

The Day I Met George W. Bush
By Charlie Hardy,
Posted on Thu Oct 6th, 2005 at 01:16:52 AM EST
Last night I dreamt that I met George W. Bush. He and I were in a Caracas barrio attending a family “parilla,” a Venezuelan style cookout.

It was not a particularly large gathering, just the family, some neighbors, a few close friends, George Bush and I. Surrounded by salsa music, we stood in the patio alongside the simple structure that the family had built. Small conversations were taking place; the President was not part of them. He seemed to be in a daze, reflecting on the celebration that was happening around him.

I thought this might be my opportunity to share with the president of the United States what I thought he should do to bring peace to the world. I was pondering how I might do it tactfully when he walked past me, said hello and went out into the street, disappearing from my view.

Shortly after, he returned. He had gone to a nearby grocery store and came back carrying in his hands a few pounds of meat for the cookout.

It was a typical gesture of a neighbor or friend at a parilla. It was as though he wanted to be part of this celebration that was taking place.

Then I awoke.

As I laid in bed reflecting on my dream, I felt sad for President Bush, the man who had once been a party boy. Had he been here in his youth, he might have been the life of the party. Now, in the eyes of many, he has become the opposite: a symbol of death and destruction in what should be a worldwide celebration of life.

I am not a fan of heavy drinkers, but I found myself thinking that maybe it is a shame that George W. gave up the habit. The world would probably be a better place today if the abuse of alcohol were still his problem instead of the abuse of power, and his perpetual smile might be an honest reflection of what he was feeling.

Then I got out of bed, stepped into the shower and began another day in the real world.

(You may contact Charlie Hardy through his personal blog, cowboyincaracas.com ).

[valerief]

1. You can take comfort in the fact that he's probably still doing coke.

[CoffeeCat]

2. It's so true about his alcohol addiction though...

Junior never dealt with the issues fueling his alcohol addiction.

Obviously the man had some serious psychological issues that were big enough to cause him to medicate with alcohol.

He never went into therapy. He says he doesn't believe in it. He never went to AA. He never examined the underlying issues.

He just quit drinking.

When that happens, the underlying issues usually seek out some other form of expression. We've all heard the expression "drunk on power".
I think Junior gets a high from controlling people, murdering innocent people and working up his political enemies into a lather. He gets off on it.

It is too bad that he quit drinking. What Charlie Hardy says is spot on. Maybe if someone gives back Junior his bottle, he'll mellow out and quit acting like deranged, murdering, war-mongering sociopath.

[Old and In the Way]

3. Charlie's right.....

Part of George's personality was deep sixed when he quit, at least superficially, his drinking. He probably needed drink to feel socially comfortable.