THE TELEGRAPH: Laura Bush, the former First Lady, has spoken for the first time about her husband George W Bush's drinking, calling him a "bore" when he had too much.
In an interview about her life with Mr Bush, she said his love of alcohol left her "disappointed", although she denied ever giving him an ultimatum about his drinking.
Mr Bush has always denied he was an alcoholic, but he gave up alcohol when he turned 40 and did not drink during his presidency. He was arrested for drink driving in 1976.
"George drank the three B's, a bourbon before dinner, a beer with dinner and then B&B [a mixture of Brandy and Benedictine liquor], a sweet after dinner drink," she said.
"He didn't have three drink every night, many times all he had was a beer. But when he poured enough, he could be a bore.Maybe its funny when other people's husbands have too much too drink at a party, but I didn't think it was funny."
Mrs Bush told US magazine Ladies Home Journal that she did not threaten to end their marriage over her husband's drinking - but said she was "disappointed". >>> Paul Thompson | Sunday, May 16, 2010
