Open Season on Cheney..No Stamp Required.

Unless your head is holed up with last nights dinner, you know that Dick the Veep accidentally shot someone whilst hunting. So where's the story? As a hunter, and also as someone whose been shot while hunting, I figure myself uniquely qualified to comment on this story. I've been cautious to avoid doing it to other hunters even as I was scared crapless when it happened to me.

Ladies and gentlemen this was an ACCIDENT. As much as we try to educate to avoid it, they do happen. Both parties were to blame, and the veep took a stand for himself today by fessing up his feelings on the incident. The heart of the matter is as far off of what has actually been covered as the VP's lousy aim is. The real story here is what tragic outcome could have materialized; namely that a man could have lost his life, but thankfully did not.

Dick's scattergunning of a lawyer would seem (and indeed has been proven) to be fodder for an attack. Where's the sense of relief that a man did NOT die? Are we so used to intentional gun violence, that when a genuine accident happens with a firearm the victim and the perpetrator are covered as criminals?

Lest you ever accidentally hit someone with your car, I suggest some sympathy is in order for both the veep and his target. Put yourself in these men's shoes. Ask yourself if you DID accidentally hit someone while driving...what would a thorough investigation of your car, records, insurance info, and driving history turn up that might play in the press?

Think about it.