Guest guest Posted January 12, 2001 Report Share Posted January 12, 2001 In discussing whether Bush is an AA or not, and my thoughts that he's not because it would have hurt his and his family's political prospects, I thought of something I once read. In The Manticore, here's what the Canadian author on Davies says about Alcoholics Anonymous. The central character is a Canadian lawyer from a rich and powerful family who is undergoing Jungian analysis in Zurich, responding to the question, "What made you think you needed an analyst, instead of a cure for alcoholics?" "Because I do not think of myself as an alcoholic. To be an alcoholic is a middle-class predicament. My reputation in the country where I live is such that I would cut an absurd figure in Alcoholics Anonymous; if a couple of the brethren came to minister to me, they would be afraid of me; anyhow I don't go on the rampage or pass out or make a notable jackass of myself - I just drink a good deal and talk rather frankly. If I were to go out with another AA to cope with some fellow who was on the bottle, the sight of me would terrify him; he would think I was his lawyer and the police were coming with the wagon.....No, I am not an alcoholic, for alcoholism is not my disease, but my symptom." on Davies is also the writer who said wrote in a different novel "Like many who are losing their grip on reality, he mistook it for a new wisdom in himself." A very keen observation, I thought. Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2001 Report Share Posted January 13, 2001 On the subject of such things, how many terms can a President serve? I think only two, is that right? It is. He, or she if Hillary is elected next election (have you got enough room for a man, his wife, and their 100 lb. yellow lab?) can be elected to two terms. A president who has served more than two years of another president's term can only be elected to one. This system went into effect in 1951 with the 22nd Amendment. Before then a president could be elected indefinately, which explains FDR's 4 terms. I have no doubt that Clinton would be elected to at least that many if he were legally allowed. Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2001 Report Share Posted January 13, 2001 On the subject of such things, how many terms can a President serve? I think only two, is that right? It is. He, or she if Hillary is elected next election (have you got enough room for a man, his wife, and their 100 lb. yellow lab?) can be elected to two terms. A president who has served more than two years of another president's term can only be elected to one. This system went into effect in 1951 with the 22nd Amendment. Before then a president could be elected indefinately, which explains FDR's 4 terms. I have no doubt that Clinton would be elected to at least that many if he were legally allowed. Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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