Cheney and the Shotgun

Glad to hear the poor chap who caught a face full of bird shot courtesy of the Vice President is recovering, although (as others have said as well) the fact that he has suffered a heart attack apparently as a result of the accident takes much of the humor out of the situation.

What strikes me is the arrogance of this White House about everything. Cheney has finally made a public statement of remorse, but only after the hue and cry (a hunting expression which seems appropriate) became overwhelming...kind of like Queen Elizabeth deigning to pay respects to Princess Diana only after the din of public comment grew too loud to ignore. This really is an imperial presidency...this administration evidently believes it can ignore public opinion, Congress, the courts, world opinion, etc., with impunity. They need to remember that as powerful as they are, ultimately they are answerable to the people. And the people need to safeguard that right and demand that their elected leaders do more than pay lip service to this ideal.