Does this give you a reason to like Cheney?

[scaeagles]

I guess it's all a matter of opinion and perspective. I view it in a slightly different fashion.

[Gemini Cricket]

The portrayal of the incident is one of the things that bugs me the most, I think.

For example, this is how it sounds like in the media:

'Vice President Cheney inadvertently peppered close friend Whittington with hunting device in quail frolic. Whittington is in good spirits and, of course, is to blame for the mishap. Whittington had minor heart shenanigans the other day, but is expected to recover fully. He's quite honored to have souvenirs of the hunting outing and will keep them close to his heart for the rest of his life."

Now, this is how it would be if this were anyone else in another country or another party for that matter:

"Politician shoots friend in the face with shot gun. Politician blames victim, Whittington, for incident. Whittington also suffered a heart attack when shot piece travelled through his body and came close to his heart. Politician is not commenting on the incident. The politician and party were hunting hand raised wingless quails released at the beginning of hunting session when the accident occurred."