An A for effort
You've got to hand it to everyone's favorite war critic, Cindy Sheehan, she doesn't do anything half-heartedly. That includes jumping off the proverbial deep end. Now, she is entertaining a run for the Senate against Diane Feinstein (D) to demonstrate opposition to the current Senator's continuing 'support' of the war in Iraq.
Of course, Sheehan's comments ruffled a few feathers in the Feinstein camp which quickly replied, "We don't like George Bush, either, so there!" (Okay, that is a paraphrase.)
Sheehan, who assured the press that she had no illusions of actually winning, questioned the liberal Feinstein about her voting record (in support of funding our troops overseas). Apparently, Sheehan's loathing of the 43rd U.S. president has now been extended to the American troops, who she wants to see go unpaid, without victuals, and unarmed/unarmored. Even her "Just bring 'em home" mantra requires what Feinstein agreed to: money.
Thankfully, I'm not living in California, and faced with the difficult decision of casting my vote between these two (umm) uniquely qualified women, but then, I'm not exactly opposed to watching them duke it out either. If Republicans were smart, they'd drum up support for Ms. Sheehan and try to divide the vote. If Hollywood is any indicator, there are plenty of folks living on the Left Coast who would flock to her camp. And Republicans have won in Califrnia before, so it's not an impossibility.
It's just me thinking out loud here but does anyone get the feeling that this misguided mother is undermining her own cause and laying her singleminded naivety bare for the world to laugh at, oops, I mean, see?
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Comment by C-Mom— 2006/01/29 @ 10:10 AM — (Reply)
Comment by Elmers Brother— 2006/01/29 @ 10:22 AM — (Reply)
After further consideration, I have decided to wholly endorse Sheehan - as I see it she can't win. If she loses, it only proves that a majority of Californians don't agree with her, which severely undermines her cause. And if by chance she wins, the world country will see how politically astute she isn't, which also undermines her cause.
Either way, sounds like a victory for those who truly support the troops and who believe in the cause of freedom.
Comment by Cate— 2006/01/29 @ 11:22 AM — (Reply)
Comment by Elmers Brother— 2006/01/29 @ 11:34 AM — (Reply)
Comment by A Conservative Realist— 2006/01/29 @ 12:47 PM — (Reply)
WOW, I look at her like this. She's like the child that does something that gets attention, suddenly they are doing the same thing over and over and over for the attention. It's no longer fun to do, or fun to watch but it is the limelight that they crave. Shut up Cindy, you are not the only one who has lost a child. In fact, there are some who have lost more. Grow up and look at both sides of the universe and not your little blip on the radar.
Comment by Verity— 2006/01/29 @ 03:46 PM — (Reply)