We have here another letter to the editor, but this time it’s one I’ve written. And it’s not about the Constitution or what powers the president should or should not have; instead, it’s about Dick Cheney’s recent hunting accident.

First, you should all read the following pathetic opinion piece that appeared in my college’s newspaper today.

It’s a liberal newspaper (big surprise there, no?), so there is a lot of this kind of stuff that appears frequently, but this hatchet piece actually got me worked up enough to fire off a quick letter to the editor:

Dear Editor,

There are many things that Dick Cheney should rightfully be criticized for, including his role in starting the war in Iraq and “Plamegate.” But the recent hunting accident is not one of those things.

Tanner Kent’s Voices article in the Feb. 16th edition of the Reporter (“It Gets Worse”) appeared to be nothing more than a childish and vindictive attempt to politicize this very unfortunate incident. How about showing a little class, Tanner? Accidents happen—to everyone. Cheney shot a close friend, and he undoubtedly feels terrible about it. Your inappropiate attempt to smear Cheney over this specific incident reveals more about yourself than it does Cheney.

It seems convenient, by the way, that Tanner forgot to mention one very important fact—news reports seem to indicate that the victim of the shooting was at least partially responsible for the accident. Tanner also was apparently too busy trying to imply that Cheney was drunk to mention that law enforcement officials have ruled out alcohol as a factor in the incident.