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So Cheney went on to--surprise, surprise--Fox News this afternoon with Brit Hume to 'splain this whole shooting-a-78-year-old-guy-in-the-face thing. Jack Cafferty (love that crotchety old fart) said this was like Bonnie interviewing Clyde. Brit was already on record as saying this whole thing is "much ado about not really much." I guess it's just too bad Cheney's own mother wasn't available to conduct the interview.
All sarcasm aside, I don't really think there's anything sinister going on here. I tend to believe that this really was just a stupid hunting accident, a case of Dick being careless with a gun and almost killing someone. And while not going public with this for over 20 hours does look suspicious, I don't think there's any real evidence that booze was a factor (although I hate to tell you how many cases like that I've dealt with in my career--trust me, you don't want to know how many stupid drunken idiots are walking or more often driving around with loaded guns, blasting away at anything that makes a noise and having the nerve to call themselves "hunters") But this episode is really pretty typical; in the usual Bush Administration style, they've helped turn a garden-variety mess into an epic disaster by circling the wagons, hiding whatever can be hidden for as long as possible, pretending stupid mistakes are "strong leadership", and then, when criticism becomes too loud to ignore, running to an adoring propaganda machine in order to paint themselves as victims of partisan attacks rather than victims of their own incompetence.
Hopefully Harry Whittington, the lawyer shot by Cheney, will make a quick recovery.
All sarcasm aside, I don't really think there's anything sinister going on here. I tend to believe that this really was just a stupid hunting accident, a case of Dick being careless with a gun and almost killing someone. And while not going public with this for over 20 hours does look suspicious, I don't think there's any real evidence that booze was a factor (although I hate to tell you how many cases like that I've dealt with in my career--trust me, you don't want to know how many stupid drunken idiots are walking or more often driving around with loaded guns, blasting away at anything that makes a noise and having the nerve to call themselves "hunters") But this episode is really pretty typical; in the usual Bush Administration style, they've helped turn a garden-variety mess into an epic disaster by circling the wagons, hiding whatever can be hidden for as long as possible, pretending stupid mistakes are "strong leadership", and then, when criticism becomes too loud to ignore, running to an adoring propaganda machine in order to paint themselves as victims of partisan attacks rather than victims of their own incompetence.
Hopefully Harry Whittington, the lawyer shot by Cheney, will make a quick recovery.
posted by Yukon Sully | 11:30 AM
4 Comments:
it bothers me that he didn't have anything to say about it until about four days had passed. he is a public servent and he should be held accountable for his public life. if i shot someone with a gun, accident or not, i'm sure i would be arrested or at least fined. i am more conservative than i am liberal, but i find it astounding that this administration considers keeping the public informed an afterthought at best.
Well said, sir.
I heard V.P. Cheney called Ted Kennedy for advice on how to make it go away. Ted suggested swimming for the mainland.
Is it true Cheney got in trouble for not having a quail hunting permit? And he didn't have a lawyer tag either? Which of those cost more in Texas? (sorry, Sully)
Bill Clinton said since it was a consensual shooting, it's none of the public's business.
I wonder if it was the V.P. that was shot by Whittington, how different the results (and critism) would be.
There's no tag for lawyers--most states are just happy that you're doing something to control the attorney overpopulation.
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