Cindy Sheehan: "This Chamber Reeks of Blood"

From Michael Moore: Cindy Sheehan announced yesterday that she would not run for Congress. Sheehan had been considering a run against Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) because Sen. Feinstein was one of the senators who voted to authorize the Iraq War, and although Sen. Feinstein has since been critical of the Iraq War, she has not done anything concrete to oppose it. In her announcement, Sheehan said:

It is not "enough" to say that one is critical of the war in Iraq. I, and the Nation Magazine, have called on every Democrat of good conscience in America to oppose "pro-war" Democrats in the upcoming elections. If an elected official voted for the war, votes for the funding of the war, and doesn't call for an immediate withdrawal of the troops, then that official is "pro-war" no matter what he or she says. We in America are fed up with rhetoric, and if the actions don't match the rhetoric, then we are not buying what they are selling anymore.



On this, I couldn't agree more with Cindy Sheehan. I've decided not to endorse or give any support to any candidate who does not completely repudiate the Iraq War and work for its end. I can forgive our political leaders for voting to authorize the war if they are willing to admit that their votes were a mistake, but I cannot and will not just overlook their continued willingness to allow the war to go on by funding it and doing nothing to end it.