Dave LaCourse wrote:
rw wrote:
This is politics, not the real world. Cheney's a laughingstock, so he's
finished.

...
Cheney will finish his time as VP, retire from public service with one
hell of a nice retirement, and go fishing/hunting where ever, when
ever he feels the need. ...

This hunting incident may not damage Cheney himself, he
was headed for retirement in 2009 in any case, but it
will hurt the Republican party.

Joe Sixpack will tolerate a lot, **** on the Constitution,
lie to Congress, torture and kill a few towel heads, who
cares. But Joe Sixpack knows that shooting your hunting
companion in the face is, at best, careless stupidity and
if he himself had done it he'd be talkin' to the sheriff
forthwith and not the next day. Joe Sixpack *hates* rich
*******s who think they're above the law.

This will resonate in a negative way at least through the
2006 elections even if Cheney does manage to remain in
office.

--
Ken Fortenberry