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Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Nice Summary
Kevin Drum summarizes the conspiracy theories floating around the internets about Dead Eye Dick:
Cheney's party had been drinking. Maybe Jack Daniels, maybe a few beers. So Cheney has a bit of a buzz, it's near sunset, and Harry Whittington has dropped behind the main hunting party. Suddenly, a covey of quail flushes and Cheney wheels around to track them. Unfortunately, Whittington comes into his line of fire, no more than 30 feet away by the looks of his subsequent injuries, but the sun is in Cheney's eyes and his reflexes are dulled from alcohol, so he pulls the trigger anyway.

An interview with a sheriff — or anyone else — is considered imprudent at that point, so the sheriff is told to come by the next morning after Cheney has sobered up. Karl Rove decides that silence from the White House is a good idea too and the president goes along. Scott McClellan isn't even informed. That's the way Dick wants it, so that's the way it's going to play.

Unfortunately, there are several witnesses to the shooting, including Whittington, and there's no telling what they're going to say. So Cheney decides to hide. If he doesn't answer questions, after all, he can't be caught in a lie. Once everyone has gone on record and the White House is sure that Whittington isn't going to contradict the VP's story, Cheney will take questions from the press.
Yeah. That's good. Sounds about right too. Also sounds like someone who is criminally negligent and who committed conspiracy to obstruct justice. But, hey. This is the Bush administration
Written at 2:15 PM by Greyhair.
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Blogger Yukkione said...
The drunk angle is one I was interested in from the begining. Also these texas rich guy hunts almost always use illegal aliens (cheap farm hands) as hunting caddies. It just wouldnt do for a witness to a crime be an illegal.
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