Bush Acknowledges Mom

I caught a few moments of Wolf Blitzer on CNN this afternoon. He was reporting on Cindy Sheehan down in Crawford, TX. Rumors had been circulating that Sheehan would be busted today for posing a "national security" risk. Hopefully, that fear has been laid to rest. Martyrdom isn't something the Right wants to bestow on Sheehan.

President Bush finally acknowledged Sheehan today. His public statement seemed tempered in moderation. He "understands" Sheehan's anguish, but doesn't "agree". I guess, for Bush, the idea of pulling out of Iraq is premature at this point. Admitting his mistake will never happen. That would tarnish his perfect record. Unfortunately, that means more American casualties. (As I noted previously, those who cast the darkness are the last to see the light.)

Aside from Bush's rejection of Sheehan today, there have been other, less diplomatic, comments from the Right directed at Sheehan's Crawford presence. Kristin Taylor, co-leader of the Washington, D.C., chapter of FreeRepublic.com for example, said the protest is misguided and is hurting troop morale.

"She has a political agenda that goes way beyond her son's death in combat." Dada agrees. Cindy Sheehan, as a way to honor her deceased son, is trying to end this goddamned war. And, yes, it's a political agenda.

Then there's those words of wisdom from conservative blogger and columnist Michelle Malkin who disdainfully calls activists supporting Sheehand "grief pimps." (Who better to identify "grief pimps" than a "media whore"?)

Cindy Sheehan responded to charges from the right with, "As for Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Michelle Malkin, Matt Drudge, etc...nothing you can say can hurt me or make me stop what we are doing. We are working for peace with justice. We are using peaceful means and the truth to do it. I guess the truth frightens people."