George Bush the lesser and James Dolan the lesser seem quite similar. I'd hate to work for either man.
SI.com - Writers - Lord Jim - Tuesday February 6, 2007 11:09PM
Alcoholics Anonymous members use a phrase, dry drunk, to describe “somebody who is not drinking but hasn't changed who they are,” Dolan says, raising two fists into the air. “Part and parcel of a dry drunk is white-knuckling: No, I'm not going to have that drink -- even though I really want that drink. They're hanging onto their sobriety. My sobriety is who I am now. I don't think every day about being sober.” But at his worst Dolan can exhibit every trait commonly attributed to dry drunks: exaggerated self-importance, rigidly judgmental outlook, impatience, childishness, irresponsible behavior, irrational rationalization, projection and overreaction. “If you have most of these, call your doctor,” says one former Garden executive. “He's got every one.”
I've known them when drinking and when sober. The description of the dry drunk is pretty accurate. I think some of them have a certain personality make-up which gets weirded out, more spontaneous when they are drinking and more A.R. when they go sober. Except for having their inhibitions back in place, I don't see they really change, unfortunately.