Uh…What?

There was a lot going down here in Beirut this morning that maybe I’ll write something about later, but I really want to say a few words about the “uproar” surrounding the Cheney hunting accident.

What is the matter with people? Seriously.

I don’t know about you, but so far as issues the White House is trying to keep hush-hush on, I’m a little more concerned about absence of WMDs or links between Saddam and Al Qaeda or whether or not leaks of State Defense secrets were authorized during a grudge match than I am about a hunting accident. I’m more interested in the administration proving that they’re justified in selling off national parks land to pay for cuts they made from rural school and road budgets than proving whether or not Cheney had the proper licenses to be hunting quail.

If I had the influence, I’d cut a deal with the administration…come up with a viable exit strategy for Iraq and roll back your tax-cuts for the wealthy and I’ll agree to let Cheney shoot one hunter every week. Maybe even two.