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greenpagan Donating Member (108 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 09:31 PM
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BUSH'S BOOZE CRISIS


Faced with the biggest crisis of his political life, President Bush has hit the bottle again, The National Enquirer can reveal.

Bush, who said he quit drinking the morning after his 40th birthday, has started boozing amid the Katrina catastrophe.

Family sources have told how the 59-year-old president was caught by First Lady Laura downing a shot of booze at their family ranch in Crawford, Texas, when he learned of the hurricane disaster.

His worried wife yelled at him: "Stop, George."

Following the shocking incident, disclosed here for the first time, Laura privately warned her husband against "falling off the wagon" and vowed to travel with him more often so that she can keep an eye on Dubya, the sources add.

"When the levees broke in New Orleans, it apparently made him reach for a shot," said one insider. "He poured himself a Texas-sized shot of straight whiskey and tossed it back. The First Lady was shocked and shouted: "Stop George!"

"Laura gave him an ultimatum before, 'It's Jim Beam or me.' She doesn't want to replay that nightmare — especially now when it's such tough going for her husband."

Bush is under the worst pressure of his two terms in office and his popularity is near an all-time low. The handling of the Katrina crisis and troop losses in Iraq have fueled public discontent and pushed Bush back to drink.

A Washington source said: "The sad fact is that he has been sneaking drinks for weeks now. Laura may have only just caught him — but the word is his drinking has been going on for a while in the capital. He's been in a pressure cooker for months.”

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/63426
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 09:33 PM
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1. That picture says it all! LOL! nt
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caligirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 09:37 PM
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2. He choose booz over the bible? Oh my, what a fake.
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