Yet we get instant reports on his prostate
According to MSNBC.com, "Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, spraying the fellow hunter in the face and chest with shotgun pellets. ... It was not reported publicly by the vice president'?s office for nearly 24 hours, and then only after the incident was reported locally by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times."
Yet when Mr. Cheney's prostate is acting up or some other such event occurs his office immediately issues a press release. This is just one more example of why a major shake-up of the political arena is needed. I don't mean to imply that the shooting was anything but an accident, but I am stating the that the delay in releasing the news was intentional.
What is coming next is inevitable: an investigation. Despite what has to be the obvious reason why the report was delayed, someone somewhere is going to start asking the obvious anyway. And it doesn't need to be said -- so I will anyway -- that ethics and judgment will be questioned.
So let us get it over with right now. It was an accident. An aide felt that the news would be harmful to the vice president and "forgot" to tell anyone. Life goes on. Now make some jokes and get back to whatever you call normal.
Joke: Well, it is pretty clear that Dick Cheney doesn't believe in gun control.
