because that will serve to belittle the press, if he trots out to a microphone looking like George Hamilton and says "I'm the man Cheney shot". yes, its spin, so what, that's the game.
oceanview, that won't stop the press spin - even if the guy comes out cartwheeling. They'll just put a different slant on it. Look, if my mom, a staunch democrat her whole life, thinks this whole thing is overblown and ridiculous - even feels sorry for the VP having to go through this - then we've nothing to get all wild-eyed about. This is nothing but the msm SOP.