It would be nice if you were right.
But as I often do on FReep, I'm trying to warn against complacency. You are assuming that the public will be smart and fair-minded enough to see this simply as an accident with no fault attached, as they should. But what people should logically think and what they do think can be quite different. Right now, I'm sure the public isn't particularly upset. But what if, God forbid, the man dies? The media will really get to work, and we know that a real feeding frenzy can move public opinion to a frightening degree.
agreed, I can hear Hillary! screaming..."They murder people in cold blood and they get away with it!".
It'll go on for months, investigations, lies and slander and the drama queens in the media will finally get their role of a lifetime...
I know it was an accident, and these things do happen. But if the 78 year old gentleman does die, I don't see how the Vice President can remain in office with the incoming feeding frenzy. Why would anyone want to go through that? Hell, they've already accused the VP of being a drunken pyscopath as it is...I'd personally opt for a healthy retirement, time with family and friends, advise the Pres. on the side, and make some money. Heck, I might even go hunting....