Mr.Whittington was interviewed on his bedside and based on his state he said; “ I was hunting with the vice president and a Secret Service agent yelled out “ DUCK !!!” and I said; “ There aren’t any ducks around here “. Next thing I knew I was here in this hospital “.

We used to have Bush and Quayle. Things changed, and now we have Bush and Quail.

I wonder if anyone is asking why Katherine Armstrong, a member of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, was allowing people to hunt on her property who were not properly licensed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department?  Any other unlicensed hunters on her ranch?  Any other public officials?  Is this a new thing or a pattern of behavior?

This of course is what a good member of the press would look into, but our press is lazy and corrupt, so I don’t expect any answers.  Of course the rich and powerful don’t need to have licenses, do they?  Lawyers and government officials don’t have to obey the laws, do they?

Those license fees and bird stamps pay for wildlife conservation efforts in Texas.  I imagine we will hear that they are cutting back yet again on the TP&W;budget because of lack of funds.  Just blame the Republicans.

Perhaps Cheney dranks too many beers at the picnic prior to the canned hunt. Being sprayed with shot doesn’t add up when a pellet makes its way to the guys heart, more likely shot at much closer range after Dick probably fell down, discharging his weapon nearly killing his hunting buddy. The delay and major faux pas in notifying the press leads one to believe that Cheney was drunk as the Secret Service did not allow the local sheriff to interview Dick and give a mandatory blood/alcohol test after any hunting accident until he had time to sober up. The references to beer at the picnic have been scrubbed from many web sites. This is what makes the most sense in trying to explain what happened. The cover up is crude and obvious. The modus operandi is consistent with these people. Lying is all they know. Creating their own reality is what they do. If only the press would do their job, Cheney would fall.

I continue to maintain that Whittington was merely a disgruntled or rogue fellow hunter.

Doesn’t it make you feel so very good that Cheney is a heart beat away from being president?

Pardon my naivete but… what, exactly, does Mr. Cheney need a quail for?

I mean, perhaps 200-300 years ago, when bagging a quail might have meant the difference between eating and going hungry, fine.

But look at the photo! There’s Cheney, holding a shotgun that I’m sure would be “top of the line,” dressed in only the best hunting gear, including ear protection (although I haven’t the foggiest notion of why he’d need to protect his ears… he doesn’t listen to anyone). His equipment and outfit alone would buy all the quail one could eat in a lifetime!

So I repeat… what does he need to kill a bird for? And if he doesn’t need to destroy that little life, why is he doing it?

Did Cheney shoot his hunting partner with the antique gun given to him as a gift from the NRA?  They say 150 pellets sprayed a 78 year old Texan pretty good.  I guess Cheney was practicing that old adage shoot first and ask questions later.

Supposedly, Whittington is a prominent Republican attorney from Austin, who was a generous contributor to Bush’s campaign.  Perhaps, Cheney was not going after quail, maybe he was hunting for “bucks.”

Oh well things took a turn for the worse, when the doctors noticed some pellets lodged in Whittington’s chest and a minor heart attack ensued.  What a way to spend Valentines Day; heartbroken-- I hope, Cheney was thoughtful and did not forget to send his friend a box of chocolates and dozen red roses. 

It’s the making-up after an accidental shooting, which is so romantic.

This incident and the v.p.’s refusal to take responsibility reminds me of an old joke about a southern sheriff who is looking down at the body of a man shot in the back and says:
“Darndest case of suicide I ever saw.”

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It is indicative of what seems to be happening in our country under the current administration that I hesitated, but only for a moment, to identify myself before submitting the following half-jestful comment:  It’s too bad the accidental shooting accident was not the other way around, i.e. Cheney being the recipient of the shotgun pellets.  With his heart condition, whatever that is, it might have removed him from his position in the present administration.

In order to grow up, become an adult, one must learn empathy.  Neither Cheney or Bush have any.  Others killed or suffering make no impact on them.  Hunting accident....pshaw.