[raysalmon]

Now THIS one is interesting.

Personally, I would advise him that unless he can conduct himself in an orderly, calm manner, that I will have no option but to off load him and his luggage prior to departure. I would get a verbal agreement from him that he is willing to behave himself with no further disruption.

Unless he agrees and calms down immediately, then I would enforce a mandatory cool-down period for him at the gate until the next flight's departure, close the door and be on my way.

The last thing the Captain needs is to worry about the fact he has a disruptive, potentially violent passenger on board while he and his FO are trying to conduct a safe flight.

It sounds like he's the one who is actually drunk. How about a field sobriety test? :-)

Ray