Cindy Sheehan For Congress

I've been so wrapped up in the Presidential election that I have only cursorily been aware of an important political race right here in my town: Cindy Sheehan is running for Congress against Speaker Of The House Nancy Pelosi. Says Barry Crimmins (political satirist held in the highest regard here at State of the Day):

Wouldn't it be fantastic if the Dem who gets handed walking papers was the one who, speaking from a position of high authority, promised that any chance of impeaching the criminally barbarous Bush was "off the table" immediately after 2006 Congressional elections that were all about public disdain for Bush? From there that person went on stand down as our liberties were being assailed at home and as our addiction to foreign wars continued apace abroad. Then this millionaire helped spearhead a gargantuan bailout of people already awash in more cash than any of us could ever imagine. No question about it, it would be tremendous if she found herself out on a street full of Republicans on the morning of Nov 5.

It would certainly give congressional Democrats something to think about immediately following the Obama victory...something like "wake up and do something...you have been enabling the current multiple catastrophes...it is time to stop enabling the wrong-and-wrong-again Right Wing and start leading!"

You can donate to the Cindy Sheehan campaign here, then read more from Crimmins' artful and thorough discussion of the situation.