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August 09, 2005
Cindy Sheehan's Stand
It is the middle of summer. The President has fled Washington for his preferred "Western White House" in Crawford, with those members of the press who drew the short straw in tow.
Mr. Bush has settled in for five weeks of home cooking, mountain biking, and his famous brush clearing. Life is good, if that's your cup of tea.
But he has a big and growing problem -- Cindy Sheehan, 48, of Vacaville, CA, the mother of Casey, an Army specialist who was killed in Iraq in April 2004.
Ms. Sheehan has gone to Crawford too, but for a very different reason. She wants answers from President Bush, answers he couldn't give her when he met with her and other grieving families at Fort Lewis last year.
She wants to know why we are still in Iraq, and when our soldiers are coming home. She might even settle for simply respectful treatment from the Commander in Chief, which she apparently did not receive during their previous visit.
Cindy Sheehan is not leaving until she gets her audience, or until she is removed. There is word that the Secret Service has given her until Thursday to leave the ranch area, or risk being arrested as a threat to national security.
This shouldn't be a problem for the President, right? He is resolute, unwavering, sure he is doing the right thing. So meet with this grieving mother and tell her so.
Tell her that victory is in sight, that democracy is on the march in the Cradle of Civilization, that the Iraqi insurgency is in its last throes. Just remind her and all of us that we know where you stand.
Posted by houtopia at August 9, 2005 12:25 PM