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Alcoholism is a disease, but it's the only one you can get yelled at for having - Mitch Hedberg
What I want to know is, did Rob Ford make an effort to quit drinking and doing drugs? If so, and obviously he failed at that (which does happen, people with issues fall off the wagon), is that something we can harshly criticize him for? If he was sober for awhile but slipped, isn't it wrong to add it to the list of things Ford lied to us about? The man needs help. If he had said "yes, I will never drink again" and then 10 minutes later he got wasted, then we should call him out on it. But should we if he made an effort and was unsuccessful?
Yes, because he should have stepped down. If he wasn't desperately and selfishly clinging to power despite his inability to do the job, no one would give a crap what he does.