Bush had Lyme disease

via NewsObserver.com:

President Bush was treated for Lyme disease last August, the White House announced Wednesday after failing to disclose the problem for nearly a year.

Which wouldn't be such a big deal, except for some of the symptoms of Lyme Disease:

The disease varies widely in its presentation, which may include a rash and flu-like symptoms in its initial stage, followed by the possibility of musculoskeletal, arthritic, neurologic, psychiatric and cardiac manifestations. In most cases of Lyme disease, symptoms can be eliminated with antibiotics, especially if treatment is begun early in the course of illness.

A percentage of patients with Lyme disease have symptoms that last months to years after treatment with antibiotics. These symptoms can include muscle and joint pains, arthritis, stiff neck, cognitive defects, neurological complaints or fatigue. The cause of these continuing symptoms is not yet known...

Neurologic? Psychiatric? Why did we just find this out? My guess is that the administration did not want anything else out there that would hurt the president. Poor policy and management is bad for a president, but having a disease that could possibly lead to psychiatric problems, now that's really bad. At least he's got an excuse for being crazy now...