The "one beer" was, he said, three hours earlier.

I think Gnu has the rights of it -- there is no sense or need to lambast Cheney for anymore than he actually did. The fact is he shot someone. He was entirely at fault for it. And he wisely said so, too.

I still don't get why it made him feel bad, though. I mean compared to all the other brutal deaths he has caused. I can only conclude it is because the others were mostly not Republicans.

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