< William Moyer, president of the Johnson Institute Foundation based in the Twin Cities. It's a think tank that promotes greater understanding of alcohol and drug addiction and recovery issues. 7:00 CT (8:00 ET, he's in D.C.) will call 6000. 202.974.4146 rm. 1001. PERRY NOTE: He went to the Rose Garden event where president Bush just named his drug czar today (5/10). He leans to the treatment and recover side of the drug war. Bush was thought to be on the interdiction and criminalization of users side, and in fact named a drug czar, John Walters at the event that also leans that way. Moyers went through his own alcohol recovery. He says he was totally surprised they invited him. He was one of 2 Minnesotans there. He says he expected the assembly to be decidedly interdiction oriented. But he was surprised by what happened. He says there were plenty of advocates for rehab and recover there, besides himself. He says the president himself talked about the need to reduce demand, and Walters did the same. Moyers went up to Bush after the event and told him who he was and that he is a recovering alcoholic. He says Bush looked him right in the eye and said that the two of them had something in common. Moyers says that the event, and that exchange really changed his view of the administration, and how they may approach the drug problem. He says the jury is still out. The administration has sent mixed signals. Ashcroft is pro-interdiction and criminalization. Defense secretary is NOT keen on using the military to interdict drugs (according to Moyers). Moyers hopes that Bush himself will talk about his own story (Bush's), and that Bush is in a position to de-politicize the drug war a bit. (sort of a nixon goes to china thing, that bush would seem to be the typical Republican who's tough on crime and very pro-interdiction and criminalization, and therefore can be more inclined to promote treatment and demand reduction). here's some wire copy of Bush's announcment yesterda