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• Tuesday, February 14, 2006 08:13 AM

  To paraphrase the NRA: Guns don't shoot people, vice presidents shoot people!

  I can't believe the person who said this wasn't news--what planet are you living on?

  A gun is a deadly weapon, and its misuse by someone who even I assumed would know better (& I'm a liberal democrat) shows some serious lack of judgement. Moreover, Cheney's actions since the actions show severe defects in character.

  I come from a family a deer hunters. Pulling the trigger while aiming at a human is always the hunters' fault. Yes, even though accidents tragically do sometimes happen. Yes, even though the victim in this case didn't actually die.

  If Cheney was really a sport hunter and a person of any integrity he would own up (in person!) to his tragic mistake, misjudgement, and turn in his hunting license.

  Yet, incredibly, Cheney "the nobel hunter" has allowed his mouthpieces to blame the victim for this accident and to pooh-pooh its seriousness (even though the poor guy was put in the ICU and his face will probably be permanently scarred).

  The NRA should decry Cheney's minimization of his role in this accident as cowardly and shameful.

  Cheney deserves to be raked over the coals. His behavior in this case tells volumes about his personal integrity and willingness to take responsibility for his mistakes.

  —mad cartoonist Read mad cartoonist's other letters
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