Accidentally shooting someone is PRIVATE?
Gawd, have I entered the twilight zone?
This was an incident that occurred in Cheneys private life, and was completely unrelated to his official duties, nor would it effect his job responsibilities in any way. Therefore, the Whitehouse was not under any obligation to follow any kind of official protocol in the reporting of this matter.
As I am composing this response, I have been listening to the Whitehouse press conference regarding this incident. I am again reminded of the INSANITY coming from the press. If I didnt know better, I might have thought it was THE SNL satire on the conference instead of the real thing.