[Sam Hill]

Thanks for that, I think.

Man, what a depressing bunch--if twenty or so people can be called bunch.

I don't mean to be cruel, but it looked like the rec room at some Happy Dale institution for the feeble-minded.

And of course, that's sort of what it is.

[Mo1]

The Crawford Peace House is shown in Crawford, Texas, Monday, Aug. 22, 2005. With only $3 in the bank, things looked pretty grim for the Crawford Peace House two weeks ago. The telephone had been cut off for nonpayment. The co-founders used their own money for the mortgage payment and electric bill. Then Cindy Sheehan arrived. The grieving California mother's quest for a meeting with President Bush inspired more than $150,000 in donations to the Crawford Peace House since Sheehan started a makeshift campsite Aug. 6 along the road to Bush's ranch. Not only are the phones back on, but the group plans to pay off its mortgage. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Email Photo Print Photo