Of all the comic mileage in Dick Cheney’s hunting rage incident, The Age‘s laconic Strine drawl probably strikes the best tone: “President Bush was then informed but, according to the White House, the President felt no need to talk to Mr Cheney and Mr Cheney felt no need to tell the President he had shot someone.”

Since the Whittington guy has now suffered a heart attack too, can he now fill Dick full of lead and say they’re even…?