October 25, 2004

• PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF BUSH?

  Here's an idea that is being kicked around: In ATLANTIC MONTHLY a few months ago, a writer analyzed Bush's change in speaking style over the past several years. Apparently he was a very sharp debater and quite quick to respond intelligently on issues when he started as governor of Texas. the Author compared that with his present demeanor and suggested that he was deliberately "dumbing himself down" to appeal to his constituency. An MD wrote in to ATLANTIC and suggested that Bush's behavior was fairly typical of the onset of Presenile Dementia, a precursor of early onset Alzheimer's. He said Bush should be urged to get a medical evaluation, as there were now drugs that could help delay this condition.
  Wonderful! On top of everything else, now we have to wonder if it's safe to leave him in a room with a box of matches. Come the think of it, we already know that answer.

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