Shrinking the Shrub: Tele-diagnosing Bush, part II

Kos diarist paul minot takes a stab at armchair psychiatric evaluation of George W. Bush:

But in the political/clinical tradition of Dr. Bill Frist's school of diagnostics, I have a distinct clinical impression that I think explains most of his visible pathology.

First and foremost, George W. Bush is a Narcissistic Personality Disorder. What this means, mostly, is that he has rather desperate insecurities about himself, and compensates by constructing a grandiose self-image. Most of his relationships are either mirroring relationships--people who flatter him and reinforce his grandiosity--or idealized self-objects--people that he himself thinks alot of, and hence feels flattered by his association. Some likely perform both functions. Hence his weakness for sycophants like Harriet Miers, and powerful personalities like Dick Cheney.

There's a lot more interesting stuff, go take a look. This tele-diagnosis fits in with the "dry drunk" theory I espoused back in June.