by DemFromCT
Gotta love this NY Times headline.
No End To Questions In Cheney Hunting Accident
Gee, was he drunk? Incapacitated? Mid-defibrillated? Was he careless or just sloppy? Did he not think things through? Was it criminal? Was Cheney stonewalling or lying to the press? What's he hiding? Why doesn't he come clean?
Mr. McClellan struggled at times to explain even the most basic details in the case, including when and how Mr. Bush was informed about it.
What does Bush know about how Cheney functions? When does Cheney let Bush know what he's doing? Why does Cheney let Bush know what he's doing? Is it even necessary that Bush knows? What else does Bush not know about what Cheney does?
Ms. Willeford, whose husband was also at the ranch, said in an interview after visiting the victim at the hospital that Mr. Whittington accepted responsibility for the accident.
Does this administration ever take responsibility for anything? Ever? Can't a witnessed accident be put in prespective without spin? Do they spin everything? Is there anything authentic about this administration? Can you believe anything they say?
Asked if she was concerned that Mr. Cheney's visit could create the appearance of impropriety during the lobbying investigation involving Jack Abramoff, which has brought to light the often close personal and professional ties between lobbyists and public officials, Ms. Armstrong said: "Oh my God, he's a friend. I don't believe I've ever lobbied the vice president, nor would I be comfortable doing so.
Is this how the WH does business? "Private' lobbying in 'private' settings by rich 'private' Republicans? At a time when ordinary citizens are screened from any contact with the Royal Presence in fake public grip-and-grabs? Who else attends these 'private' functions? Did Cheney ever hunt with Abramoff? How nmany contacts did Abramoff have with Bush and Cheney and why aren't they being released? What else are they hiding?
Hmmm... sounds like there's nothing new here at all. These are the same questions we should have been asking all along.
[UPDATE]: More incompetence from the WH (from WSJ):
Democrats said the incident has already come to symbolize administration stumbles, and is interfering with President Bush's attempt to recover from an unhappy 2005. "The accident couldn't have come at a worse time for the administration," said Democratic pollster Geoff Garin, asserting that belated public disclosure has added to "the broader impression that the whole administration plays by its own special rules."
Senior Bush advisers dismissed suggestions of political fallout. Cheney's accident matters politically, one said, "Only if he keeps hiding. I think [if] he just apologizes and tells the press to stop making a mountain out of a molehill … the thing is done."
In terms of which view is correct, just watch the news.
I see others have had the same thought.,
Posted by: DemFromCT | February 14, 2006 at 07:16
Vice president is hunkered down but he can't hide from the jokes
Posted by: DemFromCT | February 14, 2006 at 07:25
Great Post! Yesterday at Scottie's Press Bluffing, someone asked if the "lag" in the WH communicating about "Deadeye Dick" didn't resemble the WH "lag" about the failure of the N.O.levees.
Posted by: John Casper | February 14, 2006 at 09:17
I think Cheney had been drinking. Why else wait until the next day?
Posted by: RCD | February 14, 2006 at 09:32
Ah, yes. The thing is not just a metaphor which that fascist slime bastard will never escape, it's a BRAND. It's his forever.
Even that brain-dead 42 percent of people who think the Bush/Cheney cabal walks on water will be able to connect THESE dots.
Why the delay? Obviously because the Big Dick had something to hide. Karl calculated correctly that the negative fallout from the stonewalling would be less than the negative fallout from Dick getting caught being drunk. What other reason could there be?
Karl knows there can't be any happy ending to this sordid story. Either way, Dick is fucked.
Dare we hope that he's finally going to be held accountable for something?
Posted by: John Palcewski | February 14, 2006 at 09:51
RCD,I agree 100%. The whole "delay" was an excuse to give him time to sober up.
Posted by: John Casper | February 14, 2006 at 09:56
Next headline: Bush leaves the tub running, floods bathroom floor, which collapses onto kitchen workers below, seriously injuring them. "No one could have foreseen the room filling with water when I left the tap on," Bush says. Organizes repair committee with no plumbers, two underpaid engineers, headed by Bush tennis instructor.
Posted by: emptypockets | February 14, 2006 at 10:13
Apparently the National Rifle Association propaganda states that there really is no such thing as an accidential shooting -- it is always the responsibility of the Gun Handler to know the place and range of the target as well as the identity.
If I were in the WH Press Corps, I would ask they to debate the NRA policy on this. Why should the NRA rules on accountability not be applied in this instance?
Posted by: Sara | February 14, 2006 at 11:50
The article in the SF Chronicle this am said that Cheney's age would have exempted him from taking hunter safety classes that are mandatory now in Texas for people born after 1971 when they get hunting licenses. Since they were introduced, hunting accidents have dropped 60%. Another article pointed out that Cheney apparently didn't have a Texas hunting license, either. One person interviewed theorized that Cheney had his finger too close to the trigger (presumably with the safety off) and when he swung in resonse to the flushing of the second covey, it went off.
The metaphors? The rules don't apply to us; they are for the "little people." I don't need to consult experts (or be trained in safety) because I am smarter than everyone and know what's best. Practicing safety is too slow and would interfere with my bagging my bird. If you can't stand being shot, stay away from me.
And, you just can't let these people go around half-cocked, whether it is hunting or foreign affairs.
Especially the latter, and the "rules are for little people" theme. This is a real chance to expose Cheney for the fraud that he is (just like pseudo-cowboy-afraid-of-horses Bush) with the NRA constituency. Rules are there for a reason, and we ALL need to have a clearer sense of the consequences of our actions. We ALL need to listen to people who really understand the dangers of an enterprise.
As to why they waited? I don't know about the drinking. Wouldn't it be bad for Cheney's heart? I think it was rather that he thought (again, following what he believes to be the Clinton example) that he could just brazen it out. He didn't want to take responsibility or have to admit publicly that he screwed up. So they blame the victim, as always. Anyone but Mr. Colossal Screw-up.
Posted by: Mimikatz | February 14, 2006 at 12:43
the victim of Cheney's shooting is back in the ICU with complications... atrial fibrillation, a 'minor' heart attack, and migrating birdshot now near to and irritating the heart.
According to the press conference on CNN, the cardiologists and cardiac surgeons are 'coordinating his care' with the WH medical staff. WTF is that about? This is a process between the man and his doctors. What has the WH got to do with it?
What if the fellow dies? He's 78, and in excellent health, but there's nothing good about the above report.
This story is not going away.
Posted by: DemFromCT | February 14, 2006 at 13:30
I have a question. After all the shootings and deaths he's responsible for, do you think this could be the first time Cheney's ever seen a person actually get shot?
Posted by: emptypockets | February 14, 2006 at 14:29
"Rules are for little people" -- another great theme, mimikatz; applies to so much these guys do.
emptypockets, I'm guessing he didn't notice at all -- too focused on the "big picture" of those birds, before they got too far away from the cage they'd just been released from. (And you should be a headline writer for the Onion -- I just embarrassed myself here laughing out loud at your first comment...)
Posted by: rj | February 14, 2006 at 15:03
Correction: apparently this time the birds were actually flying (sort of) free...but your first comment's still hilarious, e-pockets.
Posted by: rj | February 14, 2006 at 16:26
I'm curious if Cheney is actually a friend of this guy? Whittington is a long time friend of Rove - which puts him at odds with Cheney judging from what I've read of Rove and Dick.
Posted by: jerry | February 14, 2006 at 17:17
Seems kind of ironic to talk about fleeing the scene of a crime on a Ted Kennedy's supporters blog. Anyone see the dripping irony here?
Posted by: dab | February 15, 2006 at 17:19
dab: nope. But maybe you could find a 19th or an 18th century analogy that would be equally relevant.
And if that's your best defense, Cheney's history.
Posted by: DemFromCT | February 15, 2006 at 17:42
dab, by the way, Ignatius also saw the analogy, not ironically. But Nixon's still the one.
Posted by: DemFromCT | February 15, 2006 at 18:22
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