WASHINGTON, D.C. - A White House source stated that Congress is<br />considering awarding Vice-President Cheney the Medal of Freedom, the nation's<br />highest civilian commendation, for his act of bravery in shooting an<br />attorney. The source was quoted to say, " All Americans have wanted to<br />shoot a lawyer at one time or another and Cheney actually had the guts to do<br />it". Some however wonder if the vice president should receive this recognition<br />because the lawyer lived.<br /><br />In a related story, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which issues<br />hunting licenses, said that it will start requiring hunters, wishing to<br />bag a lawyer, to have the new "Barrister stamp" on their hunting license.<br />Currently, Texas hunters are required to carry stamps for hunting birds,<br />deer, and bear, at a cost of $7 annually. The new "lawyers stamp" will<br />cost $100, but open season will be all year long. The department further stated<br />that although the "lawyers stamp" comes at a hefty price, sales have been<br />brisk and it is believed it will generate annual revenues in excess of<br />$3 billion the first year.<br /><br />Other states are considering similar hunting stamps as a means to control<br />the population of attorneys and to increase state revenue. The District of<br />Columbia is evaluating expanding this concept to selling "lobbyist<br />permits". Some states are considering a limited season on accountants and<br />consultants.
He got roaring drunk last year and ran off the road and hit a culvert, killed him, otherwiise he would have talked his way out of it. 
