Cue theme song from "The Rifleman"

Vice president Dick Cheney shot a lawyer friend while hunting quail over the weekend. The lawyer, playing against type, is reported to be "stable."

Jokes that are simply too good to pass up:

• I understand the desire for tort reform, but taking out the lawyers one at a time seems a bit too agressive. On the other hand, it's good to see the Veep taking a personal hand in domestic issues.
• If Cheney feels the need to stalk the guy with a rifle in Texas, I guess Cheney really is starting to resent what Quayle did to the vice presidency.
• Like the NRA always says: Guns don't shoot people--Dicks with guns shoot people.

Good thing for conservatives that Justice Scalia skipped this particular trip.