Friday, April 13, 2007

When he's not hunting birds...

...he hits them with his plane! Tough luck for the poor bird who flew into the engine of Vice President Dick Cheney's aircraft on this Friday the 13th.

On his way to Chicago to address conservatives at Heritage Foundation's annual leadership conference, Cheney's aircraft hit a bird upon landing. Cheney was not aware of the accident until after he spoke at the event.

All the while at the conference, Cheney attacked democrats especially hard for their micromanagement approach to the war in Iraq.

"In Iraq, above all, the Democrats' attempt to micromanage our commanders is an unwise and perilous endeavor," Cheney said. "It is impossible to argue that an unconditional timetable for retreat could serve the security interests of the United States or our friends in the region. Instead, it sends a message to our enemies that the calendar is their friend, that all they have to do is wait us out - wait for the date certain, and then claim victory the day after."

Sounds better to me than to continue a war that more than half the nation has no idea why we're in anymore. I think it's about time to begin that retreat.


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