Reply #65: She said he fixed it himself. Why did they go to the trouble of

[jean]

emphasizing 'he' fixed it?

One reason is there would be no one else to ask about the drink (how much booze was in it, exactly when was it fixed, how did the VP act at the time, who else was in the room and what did they talk about, etc)

Also, the post-shooting drink moves Cheney beyond having his blood, breath or behavior questioned or checked, in case he was confronted by the sheriff.