"And as long as I am commander in chief, our strategy in Iraq will be
driven by the sober judgment of our military commanders on the
ground," the president said.

:drinking: :drinking: :drinking:

Does he identify himself as a recovering alcoholic?

Rumor has it he fell off the wagon. If true, it makes that sentence amusing.

I read about that as well, but it was on a hollywood gossip site, which may not be the most reliable source regarding the White House. I try to be as ethical as possible in my criticism of the President. However, so far much of the rumblings on the gossip site have been accurate...I wouldn't be surprised, but if it's true, then Laura Bush is an outstanding actress because she is still looking happy and radiant in all of her photo ops.

this is an old old clip of Bush at a party... I don't know the context but it's a different person than who we see on TV today.

http://www.badmash.org/videos/videos...flv&t=DrUnkBYA

I found some reliable sources...

"Now here's some sad information coming out of Washington. According to reports, President Bush may be drinking again. And I thought, 'Well, why not? He's got everybody else drinking.'" —David Letterman

"Suppose he is drinking, who cares? He's the president. He doesn't drive anywhere, so that's not a danger. He's got the Secret Service right there to catch him if he stumbles, plus Dick Cheney is the designated brain, so it doesn't matter." —Jay Leno

"Now is a great time for President Bush to go on vacation because Iraq is pretty much under control. But a White House spokesman said Bush is using his vacation to reconnect with regular people. So you know what that means -- he's drinking again." —David Letterman

"I saw the president on TV. I think he's only had three press conferences during prime time. I though he looked calm. I thought he looked confident. I thought he looked focused. That's right, he was drinking again." —David Letterman

"In the speech President Bush said that as a country we have a calling from 'beyond the stars.' You know what this means? He’s drinking again." —David Letterman

"President Bush wants to build a space station on the moon. And from the moon, he wants to launch people to Mars. You know what this means. He's been drinking again." —David Letterman

"According to the folks at the White House the federal budget deficit is now a whooping $427 billion dollars. For a guy who quit drinking President Bush sure knows how to run up a tab." —Craig Ferguson

yeah, it's not liek he was any great shakes sober.
he may, of course, meant one of the word's other meanings though...

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I'm thinking it was #5, the color one...

Makes sense... the military leaders are dressed in uniform or camo. Subdued earth tones. Perhaps with a splash of red for accent.