Sheehan: Friday Edition
Alot going on in the Cindy Sheehan campout. Notably, Bush today buzzed past her, directly and aggressively ignoring her request that he personally stop to say hello. In a way, a civil confrontation between Bush himself and Sheehan, a few minutes where Sheehan can air her deep personal grievances, will alleviate much of the tension, much of the purpose for her visit. But The Administration knows that they "must be strong," like they are with Rove. That they can't cow.
And it is a foolish perspective, of course. But... there's something to be said for The Administration: they are bullheaded and consistent at it.
In other Sheehan news, she has been picked up by the HuffPo, and contributes some beautiful and personable thoughts there. [Look out for the Viggo reference].
And Michelle Malkin, fresh from using her diving rods on Casey Sheehan, the man that was killed in Iraq and that Cindy's entire agenda is about, has [not really] decided on a new path for her powers. Check it out here.
But really, the best thing to come out of Sheehan's perspective is the focus that she can give to the left. Suddenly, vibrantly, personably, we are given a face and a name for what's gone wrong in the war in Iraq. Cindy Sheehan is the mother of killed soldier Casey, as brave as her son.
But she also is emblematic of the loss that many of us have dealt with in this war; and emblematic of the distance between that loss and the perspective of The Administration; emblematic of the disconnect between those who gain from this war and those who lose from it; emblematic of the nonchalance in their attitude toward what they've caused; the pain endured; the duration of that pain; the lack of a voice against the war many of us have; and most of all: She is the symbol of standing up and saying that These losses must not occur without a Truth behind them; that these losses are based on lies and therefore are condemnable.
That's who Cindy Sheehan is begining to become. And yet... she's just one of us; with her heart broken from her son's noble service in a war undertaken for the wrong reasons [or no real reasons at all...]..
And it is a foolish perspective, of course. But... there's something to be said for The Administration: they are bullheaded and consistent at it.
In other Sheehan news, she has been picked up by the HuffPo, and contributes some beautiful and personable thoughts there. [Look out for the Viggo reference].
And Michelle Malkin, fresh from using her diving rods on Casey Sheehan, the man that was killed in Iraq and that Cindy's entire agenda is about, has [not really] decided on a new path for her powers. Check it out here.
But really, the best thing to come out of Sheehan's perspective is the focus that she can give to the left. Suddenly, vibrantly, personably, we are given a face and a name for what's gone wrong in the war in Iraq. Cindy Sheehan is the mother of killed soldier Casey, as brave as her son.
But she also is emblematic of the loss that many of us have dealt with in this war; and emblematic of the distance between that loss and the perspective of The Administration; emblematic of the disconnect between those who gain from this war and those who lose from it; emblematic of the nonchalance in their attitude toward what they've caused; the pain endured; the duration of that pain; the lack of a voice against the war many of us have; and most of all: She is the symbol of standing up and saying that These losses must not occur without a Truth behind them; that these losses are based on lies and therefore are condemnable.
That's who Cindy Sheehan is begining to become. And yet... she's just one of us; with her heart broken from her son's noble service in a war undertaken for the wrong reasons [or no real reasons at all...]..
posted by General Stan at 2:59 PM
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