Dick Cheney (vice president) Shoots Someone. Can he get in trouble?
103513
First, this is being reported as an accident.\nSecond, if the other person does not press charges, then there is nothing that anyone can do.
86565
Why? are you Dick Cheney?
238271
Heck yes!\nIt's not funny that someone got shot, but OMG is it funny that our Vice President was shooting quails in a freakin' enclosed pen and was still so inept that he actually shot a person. Maybe the inside story was that the friend was actually trying to hold a quail still for Cheney to shoot at - and he still missed.\n\nIt's just such a perfect symbol of the arrogant, careless and dangerous way that this presidential office conducts itself.
698831
No, Dick Cheney got in serious trouble this year for leaking the name of a CIA agent. So basically the answer is; if the vice president can't get away with it than nobody else can.
135790
No one is saying Cheney shot his hunting buddy on purpose, I've heard no talk of criminal charges,it was an accident,but not an accident I feel is easily excusable.\nA man who has been hunting as long as Cheney has no excuse for not knowing what is in his field of fire before pulling the trigger... He discredited himself, the public is merely talking about it....and the fact that he did not have the proper hunting license for shooting upland birds....lots of hunters in that area have made the same mistake because that tag is a new requirement, not a huge deal, but very entertaining.
81634
this is one of those times you need to just throw your political feelings out the window and keep an open mind.  add to it the fact that the story is not yet finished and it's hard to predict what will happen to mr. cheney, and (more importantly) harry whittington.  \n\ni don't know if there is any legal precedent for having a sitting vice president be removed from office for an offense like this.  mr. cheney is very unpopular with many people (including me) because of his political views, but i have to feel a little bit for the guy because it was, after all, an 'accident'.  i don't agree with the fact cheney hasn't addressed the issue... but saying 'impeach him' because of this incident is a knee-jerk reaction by those who didn't like him last week either.  i'm gonna read up more and see where this story leads before continuing...\n\nps::: well i see where mr. whittington was released from the hospital, so thankfully your scenario won't play out.  i am very curious though about the 'holes' in cheney's story.  \n\npps::: it's funny, at first i felt sorry for the vice-president, but now that whittington is ok, my feeling has turned more toward disgust with cheney.  i wonder why this is?
269224
It is a conflict of interest. But nothing will be done about it.  That is politics. Cheney also has a lot of political experience.  He has been involved with politics for a long time.  Governor of Wyoming, he was on the first President Bush staff and I believe he was on Presidents Nixon and Fords staff. (however don't quote me on that one it might have been a different president)
145521
Probably about fifty ft since the lawyer he hit was hit at 30 ft away.  The lawyer guy stepped off the line and didn't announce it though.  It was partly his fault.  But Cheney should have known to know exactly what he was shooting at if when hunting in a group.
122082
Well, the first two lessons you learn in hunting safety class is that the gun is to ALWAYS assume the gun is loaded and ALWAYS know exactly what you are shooting at.  When shooting game birds, often you are tracking the bird across an arc before firing, so it's not quite the same as just pointing and shooting at a target.  I can easily see how this sort of incident can happen in a careless moment, especially since his buddy didn't follow the standard etiquette when he approached the rest of the party by announcing his return.  Nevertheless, it's always the shooter's responsibility to know what his weapon is pointed at when the trigger is pulled.\n\nI am not a fan of Cheney at all.  In fact, I really can't stand the guy.  However I think this is an incident that could happen to anyone in a careless moment.  It doesn't necessarily mean he is a bad hunter, just that he had a momentary lapse with serious consequences.
160659
I was going to say that Traitor may be too strong of a word for this however, after thinking about it Ive changed my mind.  As a former Vice President one would hope he would have had a little more respect for America, the administration and our armed services.  In times of war the last thing we need is a former VP giving the enemy ammo to use against us or fanning the fire.  This could lead to added hostility and attacks on US troops.  If that is the case we have Al Gore to blame.
178050
The Vice President, currently Dick Cheney, is President of the U.S. Senate.
20993
George W. Bush. I can guarantee that as soon as some Senators start to file impeachment proceedings and assasins start to load their guns, the TV comes on and they realize that Dick Cheney is second in line. The papers and guns go back in their cases. Cheney will keep Bush President as long as he stays around.\n\nUnless he chokes on another pretzel.
460389
And you know the guy had to act like he was cool with it in order to keep from REALLY being murdered...\n\nWhat's he gonna say? I'll sue Dick Cheney?
89110
we better say Bush... otherwise cheney may come shoot us.
1186902
That's a hard one... I suppose it would be Dick cuz he shot someone in the face though. The biggest crook of them all  would be Karl Rove.
745919
No, the assasin would be assasinated for making Cheney President.
484397
A guy could get shot, hanging around Cheney.  DeLay sounds boring.  I'd go Scooter.