Secret Service Report says Cheney was drunk at time of shooting.

For this I have to come off of my self imposed "Cheney shooting fast".

According to those who have read the report and talked with others present at the outing, Cheney was drunk when he gunned down his friend and the day-and-a-half delay in allowing Texas law enforcement officials on the ranch where the shooting occurred gave all members of the hunting party time to sober up.

We talked with a number of administration officials who are privy to inside information on the Vice President's shooting "accident" and all admit Secret Service agents and others saw Cheney consume far more than the "one beer' he claimed he drank at lunch earlier that day.

"This was a South Texas hunt," says one White House aide. "Of course there was drinking. There's always drinking. Lots of it."

I have not seen this report and cannot vouch for the accuracy of this post. But I could not ignore something this juicy either. My personal belief is that Cheney was indeed inebriated. It just makes the most sense considering all of the secrecy surrounding the events of that day.