[af_vet_rr]

Who cares if he inhaled or not.

I think there are some people who place him on a pedestal, who are probably bothered by this. I also think that for some, Presiden't Bush drug and alcohol problems either really hurts or really helps their position in the war on drugs.

The truth is, those people need to accept that he's just a man. He's not perfect, he's never claimed to be perfect, this is nothing new (it was talked about even when he first ran for governor, except the issue was coke and booze). He's admitted to his mistakes, when many others in elected positions on a national level have not.

To be honest, I'd almost think there was something wrong with him if he hadn't tried some of those things, when you take into account where he grew up, and where he attended school.

Some people are going to take this reply as being supportive of President Bush, and some are going to see it as attacking him. That in and of itself proves my point - nobody is perfect, and whether something is bad or not depends on who is doing the judging. I remember when I was seventeen or eighteen, I snuck some liquor out of the house and hid it in a barn. My uncle caught me, made me drink a large portion of it right then and there, and that pretty much solved any curiousity I had about the stuff. Not everybody gets caught and immediately learns their lesson.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

You are so right with your post.
Nobody should judge him,because many have tried this or that in their youth and admit as adults that it was a mistake to do so.
BTW,you learn from your mistakes and can teach others(your kids for example) from it.