Moldy Peaches

The Press and pundits are having a field day with the Cheney shooting. Americans haven't had this much fun with quail since Dan was helping George Senior bumble through four years in office.

Press Briefing by Scott McClellan.

Washington Post reporter Dana Milbank turned up on an MSNBC show to talk about the Cheney accidental hunting trip shooting wearing this costume. Download and watch the video (Windows Media .wmv file).

The Smoking Gun has the official Texas Parks and Wildlife Department report on the incident.

Jon Stewart summed it best yesterday when he said:

"Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot a man during a quail hunt. Making 78-year-old Harry Whittington the first person shot by a sitting veep since Alexander Hamilton.

Hamilton, of course, (was) shot in a duel with Aaron Burr over issues of honor, integrity and political maneuvering.

Whittington?

Mistaken for a bird."