Signs You May be a Drunk #11 (Speaking your Mind)

Boehner’s infamous “HELL NO WE CAN’T!” healthcare speech.  Things get volatile around the 1-minute mark.

Interestingly, when MSNBC’s coverage went back to the anchor desk following this passionate speech, the first thing anyone said corroborated any suspicions of Boehner’s sobriety. Conservative-ish reporter Bob Franken, formerly of CNN, said something like it appeared Boehner had had an extra drink before the speech.

Signs You May be a Drunk #10 (Taking Pleasure in Completing Ordinary Tasks)

“Listen, I don’t have much of a life, but I have a little. And that little bit of life I have — I like to cut my own grass, wash and iron my own shirts, drink some red wine, smoke a few cigarettes from time to time, play golf,” he said. “And frankly, I’m not willing to give up that little bit of life that I have for some job I don’t need.” – John Boehner

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Signs you May be a Drunk #9 (Adulterous Relationships)

John Boehner’s liquid courage infused charm is working. Case in point, Democrat Bill Owens (NY-23) is indicating he may jump ship and leave his longtime girlfriend Nancy Pelosi and move in with John Boehner, by supporting the incoming Minority Leader for Speaker of the House.

Well, it turns out Owens himself may have been riding a little high on the false confidence of a few too many, now backing off of his initial comments indicating that he was merely “…blowing off a little steam because [he] was agitated that neither one of them had responded to [him]…”

There’s one the thing for certain: alcohol = drama.