Bush Personality Mimics the "Dry Drunk" syndrome

Dr. Katherine van Wormer is a Professor of Social Work at the University of Northern Iowa and is an expert in addiction. You can find her excellent article on the "dry drunk" syndrome at this website:

We all know that Bush admitted to having a drinking problem (and possibly cocaine) up until he was 40 years of age when he suddenly quit. After drinking heavily for this many years, one would logically think that a person would have done some damage to themselves, particularly to the brain. However, what also could follow is what this article speaks about. If you look at Bush's behavior, you can see many of the symptoms of this syndrome:

1) Grandiose behavior
2) A rigid, judgmental outlook
3) Impatience
4) Childish behavior (Example: His nicknames - Karl Rove "turd blossom"
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/bushquotes/a/bushnicknames.htm
5) Irresponsible behavior
6) Irrational rationalization
7) Projection
8) Overreaction