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Sheehan Requests That Which She Refuses To Give

Cindy Sheehan and her ever growing group of people who fall in the category of “Nothing better to do” have been protesting down in Texas for what seems like 10 years. They are constantly on the news and attempting to bother the President, who is supposed to be on vacation.

Now Ms. Sheehan’s mother has suffered a stroke and she (Cindy) went back home to be with her. Her simple request is for privacy. I am sorry to hear about her mother and I pray that she will do well yet I am puzzled by Sheehan’s request. For some time now all she has done is parade in front of cameras and stir up trouble in a fashion that takes the grieving process quite a bit outside the bounds of normal. Now, she wants privacy. I wonder why she has not considered the same with regard to Crawford? I understand that George Bush is the President and he will always be in the spotlight but perhaps Ms. Bush would like a little privacy.

I think remarkable restraint has been exercised thus far. I imagine if this sort of thing would have happened while Clinton was on vacation in New England the protesters would be swept away like road dust. Yet we get a relentless vigil by a half crazed woman who takes every opportunity to get her face in front of a camera. She has little regard for the residents of Crawford who would probably like to live in their peaceful town uninterrupted by these noise makers.

Perhaps Sheehan should look at her request and then look at what she is doing. Maybe if she comes to her senses, she can give the people of Crawford and the President’s family what she is now requesting. Maybe she will realize that while her son’s death is tragic, her actions will not do anything to change those circumstances. Perhaps the illness of her mother coupled with the death of her son will help her realize that it is important that she spend time with people she loves while they are still here.

Read it at Drudge.