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Thursday, September 20, 2007 12:00 AM

Bush's stairway to paradise

Hoping that history will somehow vindicate him, the president has entered a phase of decadent perversity.

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  • Thursday, September 20, 2007 12:22 PM

    How about this analysis: Dry Drunk

    I love these long, complex analyses of Bush's character and motivations--tens of thousands of pages since 2002. Coming from a family of alcoholics, everything he's done has always made perfect sense to me, given who and what he is. Can you say "dry drunk?"

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