Thu Feb 07, 2008 at 07:58:58 AM PST
VP's Pooch Gets Presidential Escort To Vet
WASHINGTON -- A motorcade caused its expected commotion in northwest D.C. Wednesday afternoon, speeding down a street and stopping traffic, but it wasn't for a politician or a dignitary. It was for the vice president's dog.
At about 4 p.m., the motorcade -- complete with Secret Service, motorcycles and two limousines -- was escorting Dick Cheney and one of his two dogs -- the 10-year-old yellow Lab, Dave -- to Friendship Hospital for Animals, News4's Jackie Bensen reported.
Cheney and his dog were escorted into the hospital through a garage entrance, and Secret Service agents filled the waiting area.
People were allowed to come and go at the hospital, and the street was not closed.
The vice president's office confirmed it was a routine trip to the vet for Dave.
Posted by anonymous at February 10, 2008 8:35 AMThis is the kind of thing that makes me fear that my head is going to explode! Such an arrogant waste of our tax dollars! My simple mind is boggled by this.
Posted by: at February 11, 2008 8:27 AMwho cares?
Posted by: at February 11, 2008 11:40 AMWell, I can see that the 2nd commenter is far more simple-minded than I.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE GOING, YOU IDIOT! We are the ones who paid for all of it.
Posted by: at February 12, 2008 6:50 AM....and? I don't really care about this. Shit happens all the time tell me something new.
Maybe you didn't notice we are also paying for a war? That might be something to worry about. But I don't really give a damn if another idiot used government money to pay for something personal.
Posted by: at February 12, 2008 11:09 AMIt's called "government waste." The more money the government wastes, the deeper in the shit we go, and the less money there is to take care of our own. Yes, I know we are also paying for a war---a wrong war---but how does that validate our tax dollars paying for Cheyney's dog's vet visits? Why on earth does a DOG deserve all the Secret Service and limousines? Just goes to show you, our government truly does treat us worse than they would a dog.
Posted by: at February 16, 2008 8:11 AMHello.
:)
Martha Louise, who is the only daughter of King Harald and Queen Sonja, gave up the title of 'royal highness' upon her 2002 marriage to writer Ari, and has a reputation for not standing on ceremony.
Bye.