Bush on the Couch: Psychobabble and a Failed Attempt at Mind Reading
Bush on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President, by Justin A. Frank, MD
Dr. Frank's well written if overly complex book suffers from two fatal flaws and numerous lesser ones. First, he views everything President Bush says or does through his admitted (pseudo)liberal bias. Despotism aside, mixing psychological and political analysis is fatal to an accurate diagnosis of psychological state and alcoholism. One of Frank's unstated but recurring underlying themes is that those with views differing from his must be psychologically disturbed. This is particularly true of those who would cut government programs aiding the poor and hungry, as if government creates food and other wealth. Frank leaves no room for agreeing to disagree.
Second, in arguing that Bush ...
