This article is alarming:

“Two weeks ago, Capitol Hill Blue revealed that a growing number of White House aides are concerned about the President’s mental stability. They told harrowing tales of violent mood swings, bouts with paranoia and obscene outbursts from a President who wears his religion on his sleeve….

“[A] new book by Dr. Justin Frank, director of psychiatry at George Washington University, raises many similar questions about the President’s mental stability.

“‘Bush is an untreated ex-alcoholic with paranoid and megalomaniac tendencies’ [writes Dr. Frank]….

“Dr. Carolyn Williams, a psychoanalyst who specializes in paranoid personalities, is a registered Republican and agrees with most of Dr. Frank’s conclusions.

“’I find the bulk of his analysis credible,’ she said in an interview. ‘President Bush grew up dealing with an absent but demanding father, a tough mother and an overachieving brother. All left indelible impressions on him along with a desire to prove himself at all cost because he feels surrounded by disapproval. He behavior suggests a classic paranoid personality. Additionally, his stated belief that certain actions are “God’s Will” are symptomatic of delusional behavior….’

“Harleigh says it is not unusual for White House staffers to refuse to go public with their concerns about the President’s behavior.

“’We saw the same thing in the Nixon years,’ he says. ‘What is unusual is that the White House has not been able to trot out even one staffer who is willing to go public and say positive things about the President’s mental condition. That says more than anything else.’

(Thanks to my colleague Frank Cross for the pointer.)