So Cheney had a beer

Just the one, eh?

In an exclusive interview with Fox News’ Brit Hume this afternoon, Vice President Dick Cheney took full responsibility for shooting his hunting companion, who has until now been pictured as the guilty party. The interview will not air in full until 6 p.m. but according to Hume, in summaring the contents, the vice president remained “totally unapologetic” about the long lag in reporting the shooting to the public– and also said that he had consumed one beer at lunch that day. [...]

[Hume] revealed that Cheney disclosed having a beer with lunch that day, but stressed that it was several hours before the shooting occurred. Ranch owner Katharine Armstrong had said no one hunting that day had any beer.

Isn’t that what people always say when they get pulled over? “I only had the one?”

Cheney has earned skepticism, particularly regarding his “totally unapologetic” stance on the reporting delay and silence.

Incidentally, Cheney did take responsibility for the shooting itself…in a Rube Goldberg kind of way.

“Ultimately I’m the guy who pulled the trigger, that fired the round that hit Harry,” Cheney said in his first interview since the incident.

Yeah. Ultimately.

I’m sure we’ll hear more details of Cheney’s chat with Hume after the piece actually airs.

(Hat tip to DKos.

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