[fabsroman]

Skinny,

I doubt you and I would be in any trouble whatsoever if we accidentally shot a hunting partner and forgot to call the media.

Now, if we accidentally shot a hunting partner and left them for dead without calling law enforcement, then we would be in deep do do.

I think you are confusing what is required of a person when they accidentally shoot somebody. Last I checked, phoning the media isn't on my list of things to do, and I don't think it should be on Cheney's list of things to do either. Do politicians have to phone the media when they get arrested for a DUI or they are involved in a serious auto accident that is their fault? I seriously doubt it. So, why does Cheney have to phone the media right after he pulls the trigger.

If I am not mistaken, the authorities were contacted in a timely manner and a timely investigation was done. Whittington even corroborated Cheney's account of the events. If they failed to contact the authorities for 24 hours, then I will agree with you. Problem is, I tried to bring up a timeline and I couldn't.

If your issue is merely a case of the media not being informed in a "timely" manner, then I think you are dead wrong. If by accident I shot a friend of mine, or a loved one, you can bet that I wouldn't want the media breathing down my neck right away. Heck, the media probably wouldn't be that fired up if it was me doing to shooting.

Don't fall for the liberal media's hype and spin on this.