There is now an interesting conspiracy theory concerning Dick Cheney's sobriety during the shooting incident based on some pretty obvious facts.

Simply put:
1. Dick Cheney claimed he shot his friend from 90 ft away.
2. The distribution of shot actually shows he was shot from only 15 ft away.
3. Dick Cheney admitted to drinking that day, but not since noon and the shooting occurred at 4pm (honestly officer, I just *hic* had one beer and it was *hic* hours ago)
4. There was a 13 hour lag between the shooting and when local police had an opportunity to interview Cheney.

Hmmm, maybe, just maybe, the reason he presented the facts in a more favorable light on Fox was because he might have been a little tipsy. Hence not being able to tell the difference between a bird and a man at 15 feet.

I don't personally care, people are so puritannical about drinking they make everyone's life a drag. People should be allowed to drink while hunting, fishing, or enjoying any other outdoor activity. It's not any of our business what you do on private property, even if it is dangerous and stupid and results in injured hunting buddies. If you really want to irritate the Red staters, just keep harping on how it's a moral wrong to hunt drunk, because they all do it.