Cheney "had to have a way to relieve himself"...Taxpayers foot the bill

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/18/AR2006021801147_pf.html

"The whole point of it is to get away," said Graham, now a Republican senator from South Carolina and a regular Cheney hunting partner. "It is a tremendous release for this man. Getting out and getting away, that keeps him balanced."

Cheney, an intense, seemingly dour man, spoke of the satisfaction almost wistfully in his interview with Fox News Channel last week, perhaps recognizing that it may be more problematic to continue pursuing his avocation after the shooting accident Feb. 11. "It's brought me great pleasure over the years," he said. "I love the people that I've hunted with and do hunt with. Love the outdoors. It's part of my heritage, growing up in Wyoming. It's part of who I am."

It hasn't always been. Although Cheney has fished avidly most of his life and hunted occasionally as a boy, friends say he only picked up hunting seriously about a decade ago while he was chief executive of Halliburton Co. in Texas. "He had to have a way to relieve himself but also to take advantage of some business opportunities," said Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), another frequent hunting partner.

While Cheney pays any hunting fees or lodging expenses if charged, taxpayers invariably pick up much of the cost of Cheney's hunting hobby. As with his predecessors, the government pays for Secret Service agents, military aides and the rest of the entourage that travels with vice presidents wherever they go, as well as the expense of Air Force Two. But it is not clear how much that costs. The budget lists $1 million for the vice president's annual travel, including his official duties, but the figure is rounded to the nearest million, according to the Center for Public Integrity.

[tatertop]

1. what a hideous bunch in that picture

may God damn them all

[Erika]

2. Dour? That's the underestimation of the year

He's wealthy beyond belief with his coporate roles and kickbacks.

You'ld think he could at least kick in and pay for his own vacations rather than sticking it to the working class.

I'm surprised either he or his wife have any color to their faces with the ice water flowing through their veins.

Their daughter Mary should join them. She was for gay rights before she was against them.

[Skittles]

3. he gets his "release" shooting at tame birds

sick bastard

[TygrBright]

4. You mean pissing on voters' heads...

...isn't "relieving himself" enough?

Who knew?

snidely,
Bright