CNN INTL POLL:Can a politician battling a drinking problem lead party?

[kpete]

CNN International has a poll up (They are talking about UK Liberal but its still pretty funny--hahaha)

Can a politician battling a drink problem successfully lead his or her party?
Yes
No
or View Results

http://edition.cnn.com/

Drinks-row UK party leader resigns
Saturday, January 7, 2006 Posted: 1558 GMT (2358 HKT)
Kennedy leaves his London home after plunging his party into crisis.RELATED

LONDON, England (AP) -- The leader of Britain's opposition Liberal Democrats resigned under heavy pressure from the party Saturday, days after he acknowledged battling a drinking problem.

Charles Kennedy initially resisted stepping down despite calls from nearly half of the party's lawmakers for him to resign, saying the Liberal Democrats' rank and file still backed him.
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/07/uk.kennedy.ap/index.html

[Cha]

1. So they know

bush is drinking again? :)

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3. bush isn't battling booze

the booze won long ago, whether he's currently drinking or not.

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. This may be because of the UK Parliament member who just stepped down

because of a drinking problem.

on edit. C-SPAN host read an article about this this morning.:)