To: Peach
This is crazy, and so are the Dems. I have known many people, one personally, who were suffering from "Bipolar Disorder", and I know of all the different ways it effects people who do. NO WAY, now that he has admitted to suffering from the disorder, he should be allowed to hold office.
It's not a matter of discrimination, it's a matter of being "capable" of sound judgment while in office. There is no way to predict that. Sorry, but that should disqualify him, EVEN IF the addiction issue and the "driving record" didn't. (Which it should)
15 posted on
05/08/2006 2:18:26 PM PDT by
gidget7
(PC is the huge rock, behind which lies hide!)
To: gidget7
He will still win with at least 55% of the vote, this is Rhode Island we are talking about.
25 posted on
05/08/2006 2:25:54 PM PDT by
Little Bill
(A 37%'r, a Red Spot on a Blue State, rats are evil.)
To: gidget7
This is crazy, and so are the Dems. I have known many people, one personally, who were suffering from "Bipolar Disorder", and I know of all the different ways it effects people who do. NO WAY, now that he has admitted to suffering from the disorder, he should be allowed to hold office. I don't think bi-polar would disqualify anyone from holding office if they have a solid psychitriatric support system behind them - monitoring by a good psychiatrist including access to all MDs, good therapist and the right combination of meds CAN work out.
In Kennedy's case tho, he was clearly self medicating and probably not taking meds for his bi-polar at all. He's at a crisis point right now and it may take months to find a regimen that works... he may never find it.
37 posted on
05/08/2006 2:38:37 PM PDT by
DaveMSmith
(All religion is of life, and a life of religion is to do good.)
To: gidget7
"NO WAY, now that he has admitted to suffering from the disorder, he should be allowed to hold office."
It is quite widely believed Abraham Lincoln was bipolar. Perhaps Winston Churchill, too.
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