Cheney's gunshot victim still in the hospital

So tell me again why the White House finds this story so funny? The incident that was so minor and worth cracking jokes about, not to mention hiding it for a day, but they clearly knew the seriousness of this from the beginning. For people that talk about valuing life, they sure respond in strange ways. When are we going to hear Cheney tell the nation how he shot a hunting partner? How does such an experienced hunter make such a basic mistake and why can he not be a stand up guy and acknowledge his mistake? How many people do you know who stay in the hospital for so long for something the White House considers minor?