Is this why he carries a big gun?

The cover-up continues! Cheney finally spoke about the incident to the "Fair and Balanced" Brit Hume, who looks as though he has more than one stick up his ass. And Cheney finally admitted that he'd been drinking that day, in spite of reports to the contrary that were published, redacted, and then republished. I'm no doctor, but shouldn't a man who's been convicted of 2 DUIs and has had, like, 75 heart attacks, skip the boozefest before handling a loaded gun?

I must say, in my favorite marketing tie-in of the week, this story from the LA Times says the hunting party drank Dr. Pepper for lunch. DR. PEPPER? What is up with their current advertising strategy? Clearly, DP's getting the word out in the wrong way.