TX paper humor column: Don't bag a Republican; they're too hard to clean

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Written BEFORE Whittington's heart attack. Please understand that this column is the paper's humor column. Kelso isn't trying to disrespect Whittington. He's after Darth. http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/02/14kelso.html

Don't bag a Republican; they're too hard to clean
Tuesday, February 14, 2006

You've got to wonder how a major world leader like Dick Cheney could mistake a Republican lawyer for a game bird.

On Saturday, the vice president accidentally shot wealthy Austin attorney Harry Whittington as they hunted quail on a ranch in South Texas. Whittington, 78, who got peppered in the face with birdshot, is recovering and joking about it. He must be a tough old bird.

Which makes me wonder. For deer, hunters put out deer corn. When your quarry is a Republican, what do you put out? Piles of cash?

Liberals would say this is not the first time Republicans shot at the wrong target. Cheney plugged the wrong country, Iraq, so why wouldn't he plug the wrong critter?.....