Cindy Sheehan

Well, I sometimes read the websites, and today was an interesting one. Cindy Sheehan, considered the "face of the anti-war movement", has resigned from the Democratic Party. Funny things, she seems, along with many other people, to think that the Party should act as though they had been voted into the majority because the people wanted an end to the war. I don't know why she or anyone would thing such a thing- unless it was because that was what happened after they campaigned as the Only Solution To This Mess.

Certainly, it was not based on their record. Let us review a few "high" points:

Voted to give Bush War Powers.
Repeatedly voted to fund the war despite not having an accounting of where the last enormous sums of money went.
Some sat on the secret panel overseeing the NSA wiretapping of citizens.
Ran Kerry as a hawkish presidential candidate.
Voted overwhelmingly for the Millitary Commissions Act of 2006.
Non-binding resolution.
Maleable "conditions" attached to the budget.
Dropping any timetables.

This brings us up to date. I skipped a lot here- this is all just top-of-the-head stuff.

So, Ms Sheehan got fed up. Now she is being villified as an "attention whore", among other slurs, by the very people who counted on her presence to bring attention to their cause. Only their cause was not her cause, and she finally caught on to that. Her cause is justice- though she, as many, looked to the wrong Party to gain any of that. Their cause is The Party- a capitalist party to the war. Their idea of goals? Making sure Iraqi oil fields are opened to US companies for exploitation. Her idea of goals? Stopping this war.

One mother who wanted answers- Why did my son die?

A worthy question. Deserving of an answer.