Re: Cindy Sheehan's 'story'

Ah, more journalistic excellence from Townhall.com. Thanks for the link, Steve. I almost forgot how incensed the Right is with Cindy Sheehan.

You know what’s so great about Ms. Sheehan’s story for those on the Right? It’s an opportunity for them to sorta talk about the Iraq War without really talking about the Iraq War.

If conservative news outlets were really covering news of the war, they’d probably have to mention how American support is dwindling, how the insurgency is getting worse by the second, and a litany of other failures. Instead, they choose to spend their time beating up on a woman whose son died for an increasingly questionable cause. The avoidance of guilt is only human, so I won’t be too harsh with those who didn’t recognize our mistake in opening this proverbial can of worms and who now choose to divert this war's negative energy back towards folks like Sheehan whose own flesh and blood died for it.

Ms. Sheehan, regardless of what you think of her, is only speaking her conscience. If anyone has forgotten, that’s a God-given right here in the good ‘ol U.S. of A. It’s interesting how Sheehan’s use of that freedom is making so many conservatives mad. Perhaps the truth hurts?