I know. I should probably have added a disclaimer. :O)
The desperate flogging of the MSM on any issue that could remotely taint Bush and the 'Pubbies is really pathetic, yet something to behold, as the MSM and Dims continue the embrace of their ever-decreasing relevence.
I think some people assume that the VP accidently aimed a shotgun at some one and fired. I've shot way more than my share of game birds, and one thing I learned is that besides the natural spread of the shot, you also have shot that goes flat when it hits the side of the barrel. This shot travels outside of the spread of the rest of the shot, and is probably what hit the VP's pal.
That being said, I did lose a Chesapeake Bay Retriever back in the 70's when some dude thought he was a duck. RIP Rebel.