Not Funny Anymore

It turns out that the man Cheney shot has pellets near his heart, and suffered a heart attack this morning. Doctors told AP that they had always known of the pellets, which means the seriousness of this 78 year old man's wounds were not accurately reported, even after a day's delay.

It's one thing for comedians and commentators to joke about this incident when they believed the man's wounds weren't serious. It's quite another for the White House and The Big Smirk to joke about it---as they have been doing today--when they have or should have access to the full medical report. And minimizing the condition of Cheney's shotgun victim goes beyond the bounds of spin, to despicable lying.

UPDATE: According to Think Progress, the White House had learned of the victims heart attack hours before Press Secretary McClellan's noon briefing--but he not only didn't mention it, he denied that there was anything "new" to report.