WaPo Columnist Blames Trump For Americans Drinking More

Hot Air ^ | 13 Oct 2018 | Jazz Shaw

[mandaladon]

Donald Trump is responsible for all manner of things, particularly if you ask anyone at MSNBC, CNN, the New York Times or the Washington Post. He’s caused unrest around the world using nothing more than tweets, sparked riots in the streets and I’m pretty sure at least a couple of people have blamed him for global warming. But perhaps his greatest trick of all has been to increase the rates of alcohol consumption in America. Or at least that’s the opinion of WaPo columnist Kathleen Parker.

Amid hurricanes, a vanished journalist, the recent Supreme Court hearings, midterms and “mobs,” it is little wonder that Americans are drinking more than ever.

Factually, this is so. More than 70 percent of Americans imbibe each year, and about 40 percent drink excessively, according to two separate studies last year. A comparison to 2014 data showed a 10 percent increase in the number of heavy drinkers.

I mention these sotted stats for context. Lately, at least from my perch on the porch, the evening cocktail has become less an aperitif than a medicinal slug made necessary by the alternative of ripping off my face. To bear witness to These Times In Which We Live is to go insane, join a cult or pour your favorite poison.

Parker goes on from there to cite a number of horrible things about the world today, spending most of her time talking about Kanye West’s recent appearance in the Oval Office. All of this is supposedly to blame for a rise in American drinking habits.

Let’s put the snark aside and say that this is true. If so, Trump can chalk that up as one more win.

[mandaladon]

So is Parker onto something? Is Trump actually driving people to drink? I’ll wait until martini time this afternoon to decide, but if he is I say good for him. And now he’s got somebody on the Supreme Court who really likes beer, so we should be in good shape from here on out.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~LOL!

[hans56]

Calibrating maybe

[Jim W N]

WaPo COMMUNIST Blames Trump For Americans Drinking More

[Ouchthatonehurt]

I’ll drink to that!
MAGA!

[oldasrocks]

If we could only convince the Left to drink more EverClear.

[Still Thinking]

Exactly. Prolly cause the Green Bean party is [finally] out of power.

[elcid1970]

Of course we drink more since PDJT was elected, because there’s always something to raise a glass to and celebrate!

MAGA!

[GnuThere]

She may be right - half are celebrating all the winning, and the other half are self-treating their TDS!

[Lurker]

Every time a liberal cries I drink a 12 year old Scotch.

L

[SunkenCiv]

Chainsmoking leftists blame Big Tobacco for various health problems.

BTW, where do we send thank yous to President Trump?

[palmer]

Looks like I picked the wrong presidency to quit drinking.

[PGR88]

Isn’t that global warming’s fault?

[Shady]

After a rousing Chili Cookoff for the benefit of our Food Pantry at the Volunteer Firehouse, I am enjoying a Stoli ‘Tini on the Rocks. Cheers! MAGA!

[Intolerant in NJ]

Ironic, since Trump himself doesn’t touch the stuff......

[5Madman2]

We’re drinking more because we can afford more 😜😜😜😜😜😜

[digger48]

If we could only convince the Left to drink more EverClear. Drano

[bgill]

Cheers to a great POTUS!

[Bonemaker]

"WaPo Columnist Blames Trump For Americans Drinking More" Out of joyous celebration for democrat grief!😂

[wally_bert]

No effect on me either.

I never cared for alcohol. Same thing goes for coffee.

[Brilliant]

It must be Dems then.