Send this Scribble to somebody. Most Recent Scribbles Bush: Cheney, Libby Leak Gonzales on NSA Spying Bush, Cheney, NSA Spying Bush Unveils his Budget Alberto on NSA Spying From WashingtonPost.com: Cheney's Response A Concern In GOP Public Statement On Shooting Urged By Jim VandeHei and Peter Baker Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, February 15, 2006; A01 Vice President Cheney's slow and unapologetic public response to the accidental shooting of a 78-year-old Texas lawyer is turning the quail-hunting mishap into a political liability for the Bush administration and is prompting senior White House officials to press Cheney to publicly address the issue as early as today, several prominent Republicans said yesterday. The Republicans said Cheney should have immediately disclosed the shooting Saturday night to avoid even the suggestion of a coverup and should have offered a public apology for his role in accidentally shooting Harry Whittington, a GOP lawyer from Austin. Whittington was hospitalized Saturday night in Corpus Christi, Tex., and was moved back into the intensive-care unit after suffering an abnormal heart rhythm yesterday morning. "I cannot believe he does not look back and say this should have been handled differently," said Vin Weber, a former Republican congressman from Minnesota who is close to the White House. Weber said Cheney "made it a much bigger issue than it needed to be." Marlin Fitzwater, a former Republican White House spokesman, told Editor & Publisher magazine that Cheney "ignored his responsibility to the American people." The episode is turning into a defining moment for Cheney, a vice president who has operated with enormous clout to shape White House policy while avoiding public scrutiny over the past five years. 02.14.06 Send this Scribble to somebody.

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