Comments on: Curiouser and Curiouser!

By: Mags

Mags — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:29:01 +0000

Are Vice Presidents trained on how to handle nearly blowing away a buddy with a shotgun more than the average hunter?

I would hope someone who potentially has the power to launch nuclear weapons would be a little more in control in a much more minor crisis.

By: sac

sac — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:45:40 +0000

What, move on as in moveon? Didn’t mean it that way, but yeah, I’m a genius, I won’t argue with you there.

By: sarabeth

sarabeth — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:35:03 +0000

but it is time to move on.

Nice, sac! (Just forgive me, I have never been able to resist being a wiseass!)

I’m afraid I feel a new post on the shooting thing coming on. In addition to the questions I raised before, there’s a whole new one now rattling around in my head.

By: matt

matt — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:12:50 +0000

but it is time to move on

not until our questions are answered. no way. responsibility is just a part of this.

By: sac

sac — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:09:49 +0000

OK, read the story, he takes full responsibility, I accept that. Still think it was handled horribly, but it is time to move on. See, if he would have done this immediately, it would have been less of a deal.

By: sac

sac — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:46:28 +0000

Let’s see what he actually says in that interview, first. I’m giving 50-50 odds as to whether he says he accepts full responsibility, but I’m hoping he does. After that, let’s hope Whittington recovers and then let’s move on. There is nothing to be “done.” This situation was handled incredibly badly, chalk it up as another misstep for this administration. To argue otherwise, as you and many people are doing, only makes this thing worse. There is no good way to spin it. Cheney fucked up, not in the hunting accident, but in the response.

By: JimC

JimC — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:35:19 +0000

So what further action needs to occur? Apparently Cheney did an interview today to take responsibility for the accident officially and personally for the press. So, what now? Do we need a congressional inquiry? Independent counsel? Wait to see if Whittington worsens?

By: Matthew Tobey

Matthew Tobey — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:30:12 +0000

(Cunningham says it happens all the time)

Sorry, I meant to say Armstrong. Who the hell is Cunningham?

By: sac

sac — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:24:34 +0000

Being in a leadership position and demonstrating poor judgement is the very defintion of incompetence.

Own up to who? Who cares if he owns up to anyone other than the police and the person he shot.

Because he’s a public person and hired to represent the people of this country, he should make a public statement of accountability. Of course he’s not legally bound to, but it sure gives this country a black eye when the 2nd highest office holder in the land keeps quiet about something like this. Part of his job is being one of the public faces of the people of the US.

What do normal guys do if they have a hunting accident, do they call the local newspaper to inform the community that he shot his buddy or do they own up to the police and to the wounded buddy?

I meant that the average guy who hunts knows that the shooter is always responsible. Also, if Cheney had any integrity, he would have not allowed any talk about Whittington being at fault by getting in the way.

By: matt

matt — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:21:37 +0000

I would agree on things that are job related but during a hunting accident, he is still humanâ€¦

umm…do i need to point out the irony, or is it self-evident?