Politicians in Recovery Give Alcoholics a Bad Name
February 5th, 2007 by John W Lillpop
By John W. Lillpop
In the most predictable move of his wacky career, San Francisco Mayor
Gavin Newsom told department heads this afternoon that he is seeking counseling for alcohol abuse.
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Why is it that every time a politician gets in trouble, he or she immediately pleads alcoholism and/or drug dependency, prays to God and family for forgiveness, and demands to be coddled like a helpless victim for years to come?
In somewhat of a surprise, Newsom has not entered rehabilitation. In fact, His Honor claims that he does not need to take time off from his official duties.
Of course, it's the after hour, non-official duties that got Da Mayor into hot water in the first place.
By the way, when was the last time that a person really smitten by alcohol abuse was able to avoid taking at least some time off? Could it be that Newsom is really just building a "Jack Daniel's made me do it!" case for the next election?
You know, convince voters that you are the victim of a medical condition, one so severe that you were driven against your better judgment and moral standards into the clutches of your campaign manager's wife.
Such a strategy requires Newsom to convince voters that he is a "powerless" wimp who would have acted properly if alcohol had not been rammed down his lustful throat.
But why would voters in a major American city reelect a powerless wimp who has an addiction to booze and wild women? Irrespective of any "counseling" he might undertake?
The truth: Politicians like Gavin Newsom, Patrick Kennedy, and Mark Foley give real alcoholics a bad name!
John Lillpop is a recovering liberal, "clean and sober" since 1992 when last he voted for a Democrat. Pray for John: He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where people like Nancy Pelosi are considered reasonable!