Joe wrote:
"What was the real story behind the shooting "wisky bottle shooting" 
after a good day of drinking?

Does the VP take part in the bottle?

Why else would you leave a gap in reporting a shooting or not let the 
police investigate until12 to 18 hrs later. Sort of like when Kennedy 
drove his car off a bridge and went home so he could sober up."

To which I write:

People seem to be forgetting the fact the VP is surrounded by a bunch 
of people wherever he goes.  His own medical team is the one that took 
care of the victim at the scene and then transported him to the 
hospital.

Joe, you're a smart man; do you honestly think the Secret Service 
detail accompanying the VP would have let him or anyone else around 
him drink alcohol and then fire guns?  Get real.

And what's with the gap in reporting a shooting and the Kennedy 
incident?  Kennedy crashed his car, and then left the scene of the 
accident with a woman drowning in the back seat.  He went home and 
sobbered up as she died.

In this case, it was a silly accident but the first concern was for 
the victim and there were a lot of people around, including law 
enforcement, ie the Secret Service.

I do not remember that it was necessary to immediately inform the 
newspapers of an accident.  That's a new one on me.

It is clear that Cheney is at fault here, but stuff happens.  

What is sad is that because of this stupid accident, the president and 
the VP will probably not be able to go hunting anymore.  Whether you 
approve of humting or not is not the issue, it's just another thing in 
which the occupant of the White House and the VP will be forbidden to 
partake in the future.

It reminds me of the incident in the late 1970s when the newly-elected 
prime minister of Quebec was driving himself with his lady friend at 
3:00AM and he hit a man on the street.  When the police showed up, 
they gave a blood test to...  the dead guy on the ground.  But from 
that point forward, the PM was not allowed to drive by himself or even 
be alone.

So go ahead and look for a sinister side to this hunting accident, as 
for me, I just feel sadness for the victim and for the VP who must be 
beside himself with grief.

Denys.

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