(BONES is a doctor!)
I'm just thinking on one hand...gee...the media is sure stupid to need to spout off about this procedure... must be pretty slow today!
The other thought was that it must really be lousy to not be able to even get a colonoscopy without some major media outfit violating medical confidentiality.
The third thought was that the VP better be seen and alert tomorrow morning. We don't need Tom Daschle (third in line) running us even for 10 minutes!
The media didnt violate his medical confidentiality. Bush announced the fact that he was having the test to the Press in front of live cameras. He did so for two or three reasons. 1) He was going to give the power of the Presidency to Cheeny. You dont want a crisis to come up during the procedure and have people questioning whether or not to accept orders from Cheeny. 2) If he didnt announce it and it came to light the press would throw a fit over what was he hiding, just like they did when Cheeny went to the hospital for a test. 3) He may have thought a little embarrasment on his part was okay to help convince more Americans to take advantage of the procedure to ward of cancer.