Via the AP: Hunter Shot by Cheney Has Heart Attack

Whittington suffered a “silent heart attack” — an irregular heartbeat, but without the classic heart-attack symptoms of pain and pressure, according to doctors at Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Memorial.

The doctors said they decided to treat the situation conservatively and leave the pellet alone rather than operate to remove it. They said they are extremely optimistic Whittington will recover and live a healthy life with the pellet left in place.

Hopefully Whittington will have a full recovery.

Quite honestly, I am a bit surprised that the Veep hasn’t held a press conference to face the media music, if anything just to get it over with. If anything, that seems the wiser course of action.

Here’s the MSNBC version of the story, with a link the VP’s statement on the issue.

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