I just read that a spokesperson for the VP said, "He didn't do anything we wasn't supposed to do," with regard to the shooting incident.
Uhhh, I would have thought that he wasn't supposed to shoot other people. Surely she didn't mean that he was *supposed to* shoot his friend. Unless it's a lawyer joke in very bad taste. And I'm darn sure that a person with a gun is *supposed* to pay attention to everything around him, especially in the direction where the gun is pointed, especially before squeezing the trigger. Basic gun safety says you never point a gun, whether or not you believe it is loaded, at another person. Sounds like he rushed into war against the quail and there was totally unnecessary collateral damage. My favorite quote, though I have to admit this is feeling like I'm taking cheap shots... Joel Achenbach on washingtonpost.com: I find the story reassuring. Cheney is a man who doesn't just talk the talk. No, if he's going to send American soldiers into harm's way, where they might be shot at any moment by a deranged fanatic, he's also going to do the same thing to his close personal friends. He's giving his hunting buddies a taste of life in the Cheney Era, when you count yourself lucky just to get out alive. Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
