Quote of the Day

“If [Vice President Cheney] had been in the military, he would have learned gun safety.”

— Republican Senator and Vietnam war veteran Chuck Hagel

Also Cheney-related…Pensito Review notes:

On MSNBC’s Countdown Friday night, Keith Olbermann interviewed Texas defense attorney Charles Parnham who finally said what everyone watching the coverage of Vice President Dick Cheney’s hunting accident has been thinking:

People whose imprudent behavior causes accidents are charged with criminal negligence every day…

Viewed from the perspective that Cheney was indeed endeavoring to cover up a crime after he shot Harry Whittington last week, his actions — waiting a day to call local authorities in investigate, not notifying the press, etc. — cease to be confusing.

In other words, why the rigmarole if there wasn’t a good reason?

Another interesting tidbit in the same post:

Meanwhile back at the ranch, after the ambulance left, the shooting party returns to the house for an open bar. According to Katherine Armstrong, “the vice president fixed himself a cocktail back at the house.”

Good insurance in case the cops showed up with a breathalyzer. I wasn’t drinking earlier, officer—I just needed to calm my nerves after shooting a dude in the face.

(Hat tip Pam.)