Taxpayers Pay $$$ For Most Of Cheney's Hunting...
Washington Post:
As they flew toward South Carolina for a campaign event in 2002, Lindsey O. Graham had a quiet moment to talk with Vice President Cheney aboard Air Force Two. As Graham recalls the encounter, he quizzed the vice president about the stresses of his high office.
"How do you keep your sanity in this job?" Graham asked.
Simple, Cheney answered. "Hunting."
Long before the shot heard 'round the world, Cheney took refuge from the burdens of leadership with an intricately crafted, Italian-made shotgun, Texas snake boots, a blaze-orange vest and the camaraderie of his fellow hunters. Stalking game birds through marshlands on horseback or from a truck, he has escaped the Washington political wars for days at a time.
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First Posted: 03/28/08 03:43 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 12:50 PM ET