Cognitive dissonance
I absolutely KNOW I've read about that, and I CANNOT find a reference. So for now, that was a mistake and I was wrong.
As Rose Roseannadanna would say, "Never mind!"
Son of a bitch!
(Having said that, and meaning it, one can read all manner of biographies which will not mention the subject's addiction. JFK's is one, Lyndon Johnson's alcoholism is another.)
Arf
