To Bush 2: Addicted

We expected the Obama era to be the methadone clinic—calm, measured, intellectual. But our dopamine receptors were fried. We had spent eight years addicted to the chaos of Bush, and normal governance felt like the flu.

Dave's daily routine consisted of watching Bush speeches, reading about the Iraq War, and even practicing his "In this house, we believe..." line from the 2004 Republican National Convention. His conversations often began and ended with references to the former President, much to the dismay of those around him. addicted to bush 2

Until we learn to tolerate the boredom of normal politics, we will never truly be sober. We will simply be waiting for the next cowboy to come riding over the hill, ready to give us another fix. We expected the Obama era to be the