What kind of a family lets their relative get shot without a peep?

[ariellyn]

Has anybody from Whittington's family spoken out?

Hard to believe they would go along with this fiasco.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

1. Really makes you wonder if they are "weighing their options".

[misternormal]

2. My guess is...

The administration has something on them...

Too scared to "rock the boat"

[unblock]

3. maybe one of them promised cheney bigger donations if....

naw! no one could be THAT impatient for an inheritance! could they?

[clover]

4. will the MSM court the Whittingtons like the Holloways? nt

[tularetom]

5. Or they've been compensated

handsomely or threatened. The ante will go up should Mr. Whittington expire, but so will the stakes for cheney.

[MadisonProgressive]

8. COMPENSATED AND THREATENED

[Ilsa]

16. I suspect some lucrative govt. contracts and ambassadorships

could be int he works for some of them to choose from.

[txindy]

6. Consider with whom they are dealing.

Then consider that even the cabal in the WH appears to fear Darth. No small accomplishment, that. Fear rules with them. Maybe that's why they're so intent on using fear as a tool to control the masses: It works with them, too!

[clover]

7. R the Whittington's implicated somehow in Funeralgate,NOLA?nt

[Zen Democrat]

9. Molly Ivins said Whittington was the only liberal Republican in Texas -

and Cheney shot him. Actually, Whittington has a pretty good record for a Republican. He was on the prison board and railed against the horrendous state of the Texas prison system. Molly Ivins said he's a good guy.

I've mentioned this elsewhere, but will repeat it here. Whittington's daughter said today that her father can't remember anything about the accident. And that he didn't know if he was going to the hospital or the mortuary.

[951-Riverside]

11. He probably said something to Cheney he didnt like earlier in the day

so he shot him

[Atman]

10. This is no ordinary "family." They did BILLIONS in business with BushCo

Speaking out could be very costly.

[jazzjunkysue]

15. I'm sure they're invested, and like any crime family, will just cook

dinner and keep to themselves, waiting for it to blow over.

What kind of people would invite a neocon over for dinner?

[Raffi Ella]

12. I've been wondering about his Whittingtons family too...

How must it feel to have your loved one shot and to hear that it was his own fault for being in the way?
I realize this guy is deeply involved and invested in the Republican party but C'mon!The guy was shot...coulda died and is now suffering heart problems becasue of it!It can't be an easy thing to be a part of Whittingtons family and have to go along with the W.H. on this(if that's what they're doing).

[ariellyn]

13. They blame the victim and the family is silent. That's astonishing. nt

[beyurslf]

14. Probably still trying to figure out who is in the will and who is getting

what.