Bush is breaking down...

Given his alcoholic personality, this makes perfect sense.

Drudge has published some information via Insight magazine:

Bush rarely speaks to father, ‘family is split’
Tue Nov 15 2005 11:23:51 ET

President Bush feels betrayed by several of his most senior aides and advisors and has severely restricted access to the Oval Office, INSIGHT magazine claims in a new report.

The president’s reclusiveness in the face of relentless public scrutiny of the U.S.-led war in Iraq and White House leaks regarding CIA operative Valerie Plame has become so extreme that Mr. Bush has also reduced contact with his father, former President George H.W. Bush, administration sources said on the condition of anonymity.

“The atmosphere in the Oval Office has become unbearable,” a source said. “Even the family is split.”

INSIGHT: Sources close to the White House say that Mr. Bush has become isolated and feels betrayed by key officials in the wake of plunging domestic support, the continued insurgency in Iraq and the CIA-leak investigation that has resulted in the indictment and resignation of Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff.

The sources said Mr. Bush maintains daily contact with only four people: first lady Laura Bush, his mother, Barbara Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Undersecretary of State Karen Hughes. The sources also say that Mr. Bush has stopped talking with his father, except on family occasions.

The reality of Bush breaking down, and further evidence that he has started drinking again presents this country with a very real concern over his ability to handle the responsibilities of the Office of President.

This is a scary situation, and nobody has the intestinal fortitude to really deal with the consequences. The American people have a right to know if the President has lost his ability to control his alcohol consumption. The American people have the right to know if the President of the United States is suffering a mental health crisis for which he has sought the intervention of a psychiatric professional.

Politics aside, is he capable of doing his job? That's a question for everyone.

-The Oklahoma Hippy