why wasn't Dick Cheney put in jail?
88738
Because it was an accidental shooting, there were witnesses, and even the guy that got shot said it was an accident.
361192
because other guys like vice president misuse him.\nHe is nothing more than a toy.
602875
Good question. I strongly believe that our dear government knows where he is. Why haven't they caught him? Perhaps because it is to the US interest that he is not caught yet. The US govt always knows everything, but at times they pretend like they don't, so that they may allow their enemies on act on something so that the US can censor people, use documents like the Patriot Act and who knows, perhaps a National Marshall Law. Govts are shaddy.
767192
Iraq-didnt the Dems vote for it too and proudly, especially Kerry.  This is a stupid question.  Is there a law to prevent a lying, soldier-bashing person from running from pres?  no.   Why would Dems want to impeach Bush?  Do like Cheney that much-ha.
703315
Why not, if that's what the local laws provide. However, I think he'd suffer more being confined to a 7 x 7 room with no visitors the rest of his life (probably 10 or 20 years) This guy thrived on power all his life. Reducing him to an impotent nobody for years and years would be the best punishment.
1168826
He should be in solitary confinement. Besides, he runs the country, not Bush.
1137367
If he did do jail time, his daddy would find a way to have his record either expunged or lost. You know that he was an alcoholic he probably spent time in jail one time or another. Not that it would make much difference because the more retarded ones think he is a born again christian, but I wonder why his past didn't come out more especiall before the last election. Hell they through everything at Clinton, even stuff that they had to make up.
1100714
My best guess is it is based on the "innocent until proven guilty" idea.  An "innocent" man should not have to stay in jail.  But, the courts need to make sure that he will show up for his court date, so they use bail money to do so.
81634
this is one of those times you need to just throw your political feelings out the window and keep an open mind.  add to it the fact that the story is not yet finished and it's hard to predict what will happen to mr. cheney, and (more importantly) harry whittington.  \n\ni don't know if there is any legal precedent for having a sitting vice president be removed from office for an offense like this.  mr. cheney is very unpopular with many people (including me) because of his political views, but i have to feel a little bit for the guy because it was, after all, an 'accident'.  i don't agree with the fact cheney hasn't addressed the issue... but saying 'impeach him' because of this incident is a knee-jerk reaction by those who didn't like him last week either.  i'm gonna read up more and see where this story leads before continuing...\n\nps::: well i see where mr. whittington was released from the hospital, so thankfully your scenario won't play out.  i am very curious though about the 'holes' in cheney's story.  \n\npps::: it's funny, at first i felt sorry for the vice-president, but now that whittington is ok, my feeling has turned more toward disgust with cheney.  i wonder why this is?
231750
This is a landmark case.  Afghanistan is between a rock and a hard place (Iraq and Ahad place??).  They need a diplomatic face-saving out.\nHe's in a tight spot too.  Even if they release him on grounds of insanity, the incensed public will turn on him.  The authorities fear granting him safe passage to Europe lest it start a mass exodus.\nIf they formally and publicly annouce his execution, they could lose billions in foreign aid and, possibly, wake a sleeping giant.
933381
No, i think the fear of having Cheney as president would keep anyone from looking for a reason to impeach Bush......plus we have more pressing matters to attend to... weather or not bush screwed up is for historians ... right now we need to fix what is broken and move on.
973889
What people don't understand, is during the trial for impeachment, if Bush were found guilty, Cheney would be found guilty of C.A.H. also, and would Not become the next President. \n\nIs this why people are afraid to attempt to impeach Bush?  If an investigation began for impeachment process, we could all see Cheney is the puppet master. \n\nUnfortunately, the Dem's are having to battle a deeply embedded evil power that goes beyond Bush.  Things will only get worse. \n\n.
1183134
I agree!! He should be put in jail along with ALL the traitor libs that are undermining the war on terror!! He is probably the one who leaked classified information to the NY times!! It would definately make the war run smoother.. Anyone who undermines our president should be locked up!!
591131
Only if Dick Cheney goes for Manslaughter for shooting his lawyer, so shut up!!! He was drunk too...
850067
Interesting, but I think the truth lies closer to reality that he wanted to stay in the closet, repuglicans do not like to be outed,as repuglicans are not very tolerant of Gay's. When is the last time that Dick Cheney mentioned his daughter in a political speech. Probably about the twelfth of never.
1185697
It's funny you mention this because a while back I thought of the same concept... They both are criminals in a way, but what Bush did cannot be forgotten nor forgiven... What Clinton did,  millions of people do all the time. Adultery is everywhere...  It's not right, but people make mistakes! Screwing the world is discusting and I hope that somewhere in the future Bush will be punished and will suffer for what he did!
138676
No. I didn't vote for Cheney's monkey on a string. If he is the lesser of two evils, what would the other guy have done? When you've bankrupted the country, raped the environment, taken away the people's rights and freedoms, lied to your citizens so you can masacre foreign countries, started a civil war, thrown gasoline on the fires of hatred in the middle east, and pis**d off the whole world in the process, what's left?