Cheneys hunting buddy has a heart attack

If your newsreader is doing its job it puts attributions at the _top_ of the post. Those are the ones to follow.

It was all the quail's fault for flying South of the line!

Mark Rand (running, ducking) RTFM

All of Cheney's party agrees, that was a Democrat quail. He wasn't playing fair.

-- Ed Huntress

The sneaky so-and-so. He tricked them all, got one republican to shoot another republican! Well, I guess there's been a fair amount of that going on recently.

Jim

The neocons were having a rough week or two even before they started shooting their friends.

-- Ed Huntress

On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 22:58:09 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed Huntress" quickly quoth:

Neocons have -friends-? Whoda thunk it?

Fukuyama's article was great, BTW.

Yeah, he's a very glib guy, and a smart one. He always shines an interesting light on politics and history.

He's especially good for things like this, giving a good rundown of neo-conservatism, especially because he was one of the important thinkers and philosophers in the whole neocon project. But don't take him without some skepticism. He has the heart of a writer/professor, with an overweening need to have it all make sense, even when it doesn't make a lot of it.

-- Ed Huntress

What got me right off in that article is how Fukuyama always referred to the Neocons as "they" when he was in the thick of the Neocon group until it started going south.

Editorial distance. It's convenient from time to time. d8-)

-- Ed Huntress

Its acceptable if you are on the left or right end of the hunting line. And in this case..this appears to be what happened.

Gunner

"A prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences."

- Proverbs 22:3

On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 23:25:44 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed Huntress" quickly quoth:

I seldom work without a shaker of salt handy, Ed. I don't read enough current trend data to formulate the overviews these guys do, so I welcome the summaries I'll never reach on my own.

Heh heh heh. That last sentence shows that you grok the concept in its entirety. ;)

On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 10:16:11 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, Gunner quickly quoth:

I'm surprised that one of the large covy of SS agents didn't get hit first, though they were probably watching all of the hunters like hawks vs. scouting for birds. They probably fluttered less, too.

Yeah, well, they don't seem to go for that in Texas. What they teach is about what I was taught by the NRA to teach:

-- Ed Huntress

On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 11:57:46 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed Huntress" quickly quoth:

This just in:

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - A white house source stated that Congress is considering awarding Vice-president Dick Cheney the Medal of Freedom, the national highest civilian commendation, for his act of bravery in shooting an attorney.

The source was quoted to say, "All Americans have wanted to shoot a lawyer at one time or another and Cheney actually had the balls to do it."

In a related story, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which issues hunting licenses, said that it will start requiring hunters, wishing to bag a lawyer, to have the new "lawyer's stamp" on their hunting license. Currently Texas hunters are required to carry stamps for hunting birds, deer, and bear, at a cost of $7 annually. The new "lawyers stamp" will cost $100, but open season will be all year long.

The department further stated that although the "lawyers stamp" comes at hefty price, advance sales have been brisk and it is believed it will generate annual revenues in excess of $3 billion dollars the first year. Other states are considering similar hunting license stamps.

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Bill to Regulate the Hunting and Harvesting of Attorneys

370.01 Any person with a valid in-state rodent or snake hunting license may also hunt and harvest attorneys for recreational and sport (non-commercial) purposes. 370.02 Taking of attorneys with traps or deadfalls is permitted. The use of United States currency as bait, however, is prohibited. 370.03 Stuffed or mounted attorneys must have a state health department inspection for rabies, and vermin. 370.04 The willful killing of attorneys with a motor vehicle is prohibited, unless such vehicle is an ambulance being driven in reverse. If an attorney is accidentally struck by a motor vehicle, the dead attorney should be removed to the roadside, and the vehicle should proceed immediately to the nearest car wash. 370.05 It is unlawful to chase, herd or harvest attorneys from a power boat, helicopter or aircraft. 370.06 It is unlawful to shout, "WHIPLASH", "AMBULANCE", or "FREE SCOTCH" for the purposes of trapping attorneys. 370.07 It is unlawful to hunt attorneys within 100 yards of BMW, Mercedes or Porsche dealerships, except on Wednesday afternoon. 370.08 It is unlawful to hunt attorneys within 200 yards of courtrooms, law libraries, health clubs, country clubs, hospitals or brothels. 370.09 If an attorney gains elective office, it is not necessary to have a license to hunt, trap or possess the same. 370.10 It is unlawful for a hunter to wear a disguise as a reporter, drugdealer, pimp, female legal clerk, sheep, accident victim, bookie, physician, chiropractor or tax accountant for the purpose of hunting attorneys. 370.11 Bag and Possession Limits per day:

Yellow-bellied sidewinders, 2; Two-faced tortfeasors, 1; Back-stabbing divorce litigators, 3; Horn-rimmed cut-throats, 2; Minutiae-advocating dirtbags, 4. Honest attorneys protected (Endangered Species Act).

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- Woodworkers of the world, Repent! Repeat after me: "Forgive Me Father, For I Have Stained and Polyed."

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More than likely..they are standing directly behind and to the off side of their princibles. I would be.

Gunner

"A prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences."

- Proverbs 22:3

We've noticed..:-)

That's my favorite.

-- Ed Huntress

You have watched me doing Executive Risk Management? Or were you with me in RVN?

Gunner

"A prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences."

- Proverbs 22:3

On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 15:08:18 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed Huntress" quickly quoth:

It would be my favorite if it WERE legal to do the above maneuvers. ;)

- Woodworkers of the world, Repent! Repeat after me: "Forgive Me Father, For I Have Stained and Polyed."

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