Corroboration for Huffington's Cheney story from Daily News's Lloyd Grove

[BurtWorm]

Why is the WH so hush-hush about Cheney's heart? Do they think the public isn't entitled to know when the "vp" is taken to the hospital? I ask, because Cheney's communications people denied Cheney's medical treatment in Vail was for anything other than his "sport injury." :eyes:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/323091p-276194c.html

But a well-connected Lowdown spy told me that Cheney - whose knees were hurting from climbing stairs - received an EKG after medical personnel noted that his breathing was labored.

"That's pretty common at this high altitude," said the spy, a Vail resident, noting that the EKG was normal. "We're at 8,500 feet, and the air is pretty thin, which is hard if you're not used to it."

The spy told me hospital records indicated that the veep, surrounded by heavy security, was logged in as "Dr. Hoffman" (the name of his physician in Washington) and stayed for 2 hours and 41 minutes.

Cheney's flack insisted: "The vice president had an appointment with a renowned orthopedist in Vail to evaluate an old football injury."

[oasis]

1. "Last throes"?

[BurtWorm]

3. Ha ha!

:spray:

[Roland99]

2. Can't help but wonder if the "spy" *is* Huffington's blog

[BurtWorm]

4. Is there evidence of that at your link? Or is the link part of your sig?

:crazy:

Lloyd's source is a Vail resident with access to the hospital records. Is Ariana a resident? I don't know, but I don't think so. I thought she was just in Vail to give a speech.

[Roland99]

5. It's just part of my sig.

I don't doubt Darth Cheney visited a cardiac specialist, though. Just that the NY Daily News is not the bastion of journalism that would help add credibility to this story.

[BurtWorm]

6. True.

But Grove comes from the Washington Post. Take that for what it's worth, obviously. ;)