I think it's just because he goes hunting with Nino, and doesn't want to get caught in someone's crossfire.
What would happen if Scalia "accidentally" killed the vice president on a hunting trip?
But I mean, I oppose taking vengeance on the V. P. for all the terrible things he's done. I'm willing to bet that at least some of the casualties in Iraq were people on life support -- and apparently allowing such a person to die is equivalent to murdering God himself.
FWIW, I think the technical term is not "Nino" but "that fat whore Nino."