Exactly, it's gone way beyond ridiculous. It's pure insanity. Ted Kennedy got less scrutiny over Chappaquidick, when it took him even longer to inform the POLICE.
How long did it take Hillary to report Vince's suicide?
How long did it take Hillary to disclose she's fired the entier White House travel office.
And I'd like to point out that Drudge disclosed the Monica thing on a Saturday night and the White House nor the press mentioned it until the following Tuesday.
Let's compare the two. If Cheney would have acted like Ted did, he would have been dead drunk, have left for eleven or so hours to sober up while Whittington died from lack of medical attention. Then he would have put on a neck brace, sauntered around town for a period of time and gone on to become one of the most embarassing public officials in our nation's history, never holding down a real job in his life.
If Ted Kennedy felt as guilty as he should, he'd drink himself silly as often as he could. Sure enough...