The 12 steps are based on turning it over to your "Higher Power".
This is how W. did it and how Bill did it. It is the foundation of the 12 steps.
“Let go and let God,” as they say.
So according to most the people in this thread, talk about quitting drinking is going to hurt conservatives... Talk about quitting drinking is going to influencing the elections... His Dad said “Read my lips..no new taxes”, and “Bush was never a true conservative”.. blah, blah, blah,...
I give up, every blessed Bush basher seems to have radar! They smell Bush threads a mile off. It doesn’t matter if it’s a positive article or a negative one. Sheesh, these people need to get a grip!
You can’t put up anything about the man that is positive and these people are all over it barking that he wasn’t a true conservative, or that he’s doing it deliberately to hurt conservatives, he’s going to throw the election to Democrats...
HP is a major factor..so is going to meetings, getting a sponsor, reading the Big Book and reaching out to the fellowship.
Bill and Dr. Bob founded AA by bringing alcoholics together, knowing that turning it over was not enough for most addicts.
When I said that Dubya “did it on his own”, I meant without AA. I was not referring to his relationship with his HP, ie God, which is his own business.