KY Gov: Cheney Should Take Bush Hunting

From Mark Hebert, one of the leading reporters of the political scene in Kentucky:

Did Gov. Steve Beshear really say what Joe Gerth is reporting he said at the democratic party fundraiser Friday night? According to Gerth's column in the C-J, Beshear joked "I can think of only one Republican who can be a problem-solver," Beshear told the crowd. "And that would be Vice President (Dick) Cheney, if he will just take George on a hunting trip."

You'll remember that Cheney accidentally shot a friend while on a hunting trip. The implication from Beshear is that some of America's problems could be solved if the Vice-President would kill President Bush. I'm sure it was meant as a joke but an apology is probably in order on this one.

Also reported in the Lexington Herald-Leader.

Of course, the Secret Service takes a very dim view of folks saying that the President should be shot, and it doesn't matter if they're the lame duck governor of Kentucky.

They're supposedly investigating.

From Blue Grass, Red State:

These are unsubstantiated claims, and will probably remain so because it's the Secret Service we're talking about, but a reader says he has a friend in the Louisville office of the U.S. Marshals that says the Secret Service has contacted Governor Steve Beshear about his "joke" about Vice President Dick Cheney taking President George W. Bush hunting.

This is a no-brainer. When I was in school, we were taught that you could be taken to jail for even saying something stupid like this.

Of course, the arrogant Beshear thinks the law and laws of common decency don't apply to him. So, he'll say whatever he wants, regardless of how illegal or tasteless it is.

Now, if someone were to take Beshear's advice and "go hunting," Beshear, in my opinion, would be partially responsible. Our culture is supposed to be proud and protective of our leaders, even those with whom we have policy disagreements. Beshear's joke reflects the opposite of that.

That's no surprise, though, since Beshear's party's views are not in line with those of Kentucky or America.

I'd guess that an apology will be coming soon from the governor that Churchill Downs bought.