Booze!
I bring this up, because I am kinda wondering about it after seeing yet another picture of our Commander in Chief attempting to drink what we are led to believe is an actual beer. Should the Commander in Chief, the dude with the nuclear football, ever be allowed to drink? Should there be limits on how much he can drink?
This is an honest question, and has absolutely nothing to do with Obama (since I suspect he can't actually handle a real beer anyway). Should the guy entrusted with our strategic defense be allowed to get schnockered? Isn't the president, technically, always on duty? Even at 3 a.m.?
I think this is something that should be debated. I mean, if we are going to throw a bunch of distractions into an election that is pretty straightforward (utter failure vs. probably not an utter failer), we might as well address this issue too.
I am conflicted on this. On the one hand, the President is still a U.S. citizen, and West by God Virginia, every American is entitled to his or her bit o' the spirits. But, the President, in the nuclear age, is in a bit of a special position. He can call for a nuclear strike on any nation in the world. What if a president got hammered and then ordered a nuclear strike on Iran or something? Ok, so that's probably not a big deal. But what if he ordered a strike on England? Those limeys are our friends! It would totally set us back to pre-Resolute times.
I dunno about you guys, but I am leaning a bit towards no drinking-and-presidenting.
considering how the job ages everyone who is silly enough to apply for it, a stiff drink or two every now and then can't be a bad thing.
ReplyDeleteThat suggests a limit...which is what I was thinking.
DeleteAnd yeah...I kinda wonder about people who actually want to be president. They should be on medication...which prohibits drinking anyway.
I'm no stranger to sadness, therefore I love to drink. I'm going to assume that the man who is in the office should be aloud to have a drink when he feels up to it, and is responsible enough to know when is enough.
ReplyDeleteI think every candidate who does drink should participate in one televised debate after having as much to drink as they're can handle. That'll tell us all who shouldn't be drunk in possession of a Polaris missile.
ReplyDeleteHmm...interesting idea. If nothing else, it would make for some prime entertainment.
DeleteReally? We are debating if the President, the most secured and gaurded man on the planet, should be allowed a beer because he might "accidently" push the button. You don't think there aren't any less than five people minimum who doesn't know the President's every snore when he sleeps, bite of food, trips to the Official Toilet, and sip of beer? What in the world would make anyone even think the President would be allowed anywhere near the button if he's tipsy? Even if he makes the phone call, there are still proceedures that need to be followed to make sure it's for real. Waste of blog space. Have a beer Mr. President, and please make sure it's not some lite swill that is mass produced. You deserve better than that.
ReplyDeleteOf course you are right. We shouldn't be wasting precious blog space on non-issues like presidential drinking habits, when there is an important election going on, and there are real, serious issues to discuss, like Romeny having a Swiss bank account, or putting Fido on top of his car, or there being some kind of cast right-wing war against women. I apologize for the distraction.
DeleteAlthough, I must point out one thing. Most of those guys you say hang around the president are the secret service, and they are known for their partying ways...so, I dunno how much good they would do if the Prez was three sheets in the wind.
Good day sir!