Posted on 01/28/2006 4:53:41 PM PST by new yorker 77
Cindy Sheehan, the peace activist who set up camp near President Bush's Texas ranch last summer, said Saturday she is considering running against Sen. Dianne Feinstein (news, bio, voting record) to protest what she called the California lawmaker's support for the war in Iraq.
"She voted for the war. She continues to vote for the funding. She won't call for an immediate withdrawal of the troops," Sheehan told The Associated Press in an interview while attending the World Social Forum in Venezuela along with thousands of other anti-war and anti-globalization activists.
"I think our senator needs to be held accountable for her support of George Bush and his war policies," said Sheehan, whose 24-year-old soldier son Casey was killed in Iraq in 2004.
Feinstein's campaign manager, Kam Kuwata, said the senator "doesn't support George Bush and his war policies."
"She has stated publicly on numerous occasions that she felt she was misled by the administration at the time of the vote," Kuwata said by phone from California.
But with troops committed, Feinstein believes immediate withdrawal is not a responsible option, Kuwata said.
"Senator Feinstein's position is, let's work toward quickly turning over the defense of Iraq to Iraqis so that we can bring the troops home as soon as possible," he said.
Sheehan accused Feinstein of being out of touch with Californians on the issue.
She said she would decide whether to run after talking with her three other adult children. The Democratic primary will be held in June, and candidates must submit their statements for the voter guide by Feb. 14.
Kuwata said Feinstein and Sheehan appear to have a fundamental disagreement over whether troops should be pulled out right now. "That's why they have elections, and if she decides to file (paperwork to run), so be it," he said.
Sheehan said running in the Democratic primary would help make a broader point.
"If I decided to run, I would have no illusions of winning, but it would bring attention to all the peace candidates in the country," she said.
Sheehan, 48, who lives in Berkeley, Calif., said she would head to Washington on Sunday for protests against Bush's State of the Union address on Monday, and then return to California to discuss her idea of running against Feinstein with her son and two daughters.
"I can't see if they think it's going to help peace that they would be opposed to me doing it," she said.
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Will they kiss each other like Cindy did Chavez?
I'd vote democrat in that primary just to try to get sheehan on the ticket and get a pubbie in office for sure in the finale!
I've been saying for a long time, we ought to be contributing to the Daily Kos and International ANSWER. They are going to tear the Democratic Party into little tiny pieces. What a great time to be on the Right! Let's get fired up and bury them in this year's election...
-ccm
Two bitch-dogs in the same pen during season?!
And here I thought dog fighting was illegal.
Now that's funny!
It's 14:59 for Cindy.
Buh-bye!
Do not stand close to this woman, If her head swells much larger it will have to explode, No one wants to get hit by crap.
ROTFLMAO
We must be grateful for the stupidity of our political enemies.
No! We want her to stretch her 15 minutes into years! Watching her challenge Feinstein will be great.
If that doesn't work out, she can move to NY and run against Hillary. Run, Cindy, run!
In other words, she's perfect for California.
The democrats have really created a monster. They played her up so much - the poor, poor grieving mother - it's hysterical she's biting them in the rear now. She doesn't think she's an ordinary citizen anymore. She just seems to think she can boss these dems around and make them do what she wants them to do - totally delusional.
that might be the case but so are many other democrats. The left doesn't care what she looks like. They just want the red meat she provides. The democratic party leaders will do anything to keep her away. Hence, she'll most likely be part of the Green Party. I do hope she throws her hat into the ring. It gives the stumbling and bumbling California Republicans a better shot.
Maybe she can volunteer to help out on election day; you know, hand-out "I voted" stickers.
That's about as close to the polls as she'll get.
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