• Barbecue Cowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    I’ve heard it was before he was president too, supposedly before he was governor too if I remember right.

    Not sure he’s ever directly given any details about the cocaine deal, but I remember him being pretty public about being intentionally sober because he knew he couldn’t handle it. Although, I don’t think he considers himself an actual alcoholic.

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      I remember him being pretty public about being intentionally sober because he knew he couldn’t handle it. Although, I don’t think he considers himself an actual alcoholic.

      by all means, fuck dubya, but as a “person” he seems reasonable. This is a mature , smart, and humble way of looking at it and managing yourself.

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        Beyond some of his actions as president, he does pretty consistently come off as a pretty alright dude. I really enjoyed the series of paintings he did on the value of immigrants a few years back.

        America can be a lawful society and a welcoming society at the same time.

        Can you imagine anyone on the Republican side saying that now?

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          He’s a guy you’d enjoy having a beer with, which was important criteria back then.

          And his immigration policy aspirations before 9/11 were better than anything the DNC has put forth since.