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Orange Morning Gives Way to a Darker Afternoon

(By Ron Edmonds -- Associated Press)

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"No," McClellan said with a forced laugh, "you shouldn't."

Proposed Ken Herman of Cox News: "Why don't they go hunting together?"

Other questioners wondered if the episode was evidence that Cheney could not be reined in by Bush or that Cheney had other dark secrets. The New York Post's Deborah Orin asked what had happened to "personal responsibility," and why Cheney couldn't just say "I made a mistake."

"He has commented through his spokeswoman," McClellan offered.

"But why haven't we heard from him?" demanded CBS's Bill Plante.

"I don't think he had any public events scheduled," McClellan replied.

"He could schedule one," Plante persisted. "It would be easy. If he wanted to come over here, you'd probably let him. We would turn up."

McClellan was done taking advice. "Okay, then you can start running the vice president's office, Bill." Plante declined the offer, and Cheney stayed out of sight.

After news of Whittington's heart attack, Cheney's office issued a statement -- in the third person -- saying: "The vice president said that his thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Whittington and his family."

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