I know Cindy Sheehan is a meaningless blip here at groupthink HQ FreeRepublic, but out here in the Real World, the media attention she's getting is taking root. This morning, I overheard boobs at our local supermarket talking about her, which means that the security moms are identifying with her. Considering that ALL the polls show popular support for the war is slipping, W's handlers should best pay attention and not dismiss this out of hand.
Would FDR put up with this crap in WW2?
FDR's approach to dissidents was to invite them to the White House and treat them to a barrage of charm and awe. He was sublimely good at that, and disarmed most people who dared talk back to him.
W has no diplomatic skills, and his handlers keep him insulated from the public. Everything is staged about and around him. This hurts the war effort, and eventually will hand the White House to the Witch Queen.
And like I said, $3 a gallon a gasoline will be the Republican's death knell. You can bet on it.
Americans have become soft.
Fast food......central air conditioning.....drugs.......political correctness......white guilt..........etc.
The barbarians are at the gates......and they are us.
This is why Bush should never have had any of his aides meet with her, or refer to her during his press conference.
By given her attention, he made her newsorthy.
It was amateurish and stupid on the part of the White House.