Secret Service reports Cheney drunk on day of shooting?: "Captial Hill Blue reports that:

Secret Service agents guarding Vice President Dick Cheney when he shot Texas lawyer Harry Whittington on a hunting outing two weeks ago say Cheney was ‘clearly inebriated’ at the time of the shooting.

and:

Cheney exhibited ‘visible signs’ of impairment, including slurred speech and erratic actions.

Which would explain shooting a friend in the face, then avoiding police afterwards."

(Via Martini Republic.)