Wednesday, April 25, 2012

NYT: A Little Drinking Makes a Better President

      Jimmy Carter removed liquor from the White House and George W. Bush was a recovered drinker.  Barack Obama had the "beer summit" and today campaigned in a seedy Colorado bar.
      Now along comes Mitt Romney, who once tasted a beer as a teen, but nothing since.
     The NY Times raises the issue of whether non drinkers make good Presidents and their conclusion is they do not.
      Mitt's temperance is deemed to indicate a rigidity of thought not good for high office, according to the Times.
                                 (President Roosevelt Drank Martinis and Smoked)
       It's no secret the Times favors the President's reelection...but on the grounds of who drinks more ?
The Wrath of Grapes - NYTimes.com

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The worst presidents are the ones that snort coke. Obama is the number one worst and trailing miles behind hims is Bush junior as the second worst.

Anonymous said...

I think Carter, Nixon and Clinton would have to be wedged in between Obama and Bush Jr. in any order of your choice. But, your point that recent Presidents haven't exactly distinguished themselves with their leadership is valid.

And it has been a good many years since ANYTHING the NY Times has written has had any merit. So who cares what they think.