The risks of black out drinking are well known but brown out drinking is also problematic. Brown out drinking appears to impair impulse control and to lead to misjudgement of cues of threat and safety even when the problem drinker is sober. But there would probably be many members of Congress with a history of drinking to this level or e…
The risks of black out drinking are well known but brown out drinking is also problematic. Brown out drinking appears to impair impulse control and to lead to misjudgement of cues of threat and safety even when the problem drinker is sober. But there would probably be many members of Congress with a history of drinking to this level or even of being black out drunks and they probably have no trouble getting top level security clearances or being placed in situations where they have to make quick decisions that may put other people's lives at risk.
The risks of black out drinking are well known but brown out drinking is also problematic. Brown out drinking appears to impair impulse control and to lead to misjudgement of cues of threat and safety even when the problem drinker is sober. But there would probably be many members of Congress with a history of drinking to this level or even of being black out drunks and they probably have no trouble getting top level security clearances or being placed in situations where they have to make quick decisions that may put other people's lives at risk.