Whoa! Waco Tribune Gives Election '06 Props to Cindy Sheehan :

[elehhhhna]

Young: Believe it; brutal referenda on war, corruption, 'moral agenda'
By JOHN YOUNG
Cox News Service
Friday, November 10, 2006

WACO, Texas — It turns out that for gauging the will of the people, the lady in the ditch had a better view than the man at the ranch.

A lot of savvy analysts and political gurus were interviewed on Election Night. The analyst who got no face time but deserved the most was Cindy Sheehan.

See how decisively voters echo a wind-tossed pariah mourning in a blistering sun.

Meanwhile, one day post-election, the man who turned the Department of Defense into the Department of World Restructuring and Nation-Building is looking for a new job. I hear the contracting business is good in Iraq.

Of course, all Donald Rumsfeld did was drive the limo to where we are today. Someone else gave directions.

Much more here:
http://www.wacotrib.com/opin/content/shared/news/stories/2006/11/YOUNG_COLUMN_1110_COX.html

[Rosemary2205]

1. One light in the darkness

I really do think a day will come when Cindy Sheehan is listed amongst America's greatest heroes.

[cassiepriam]

15. Yes, there is no doubt at all in my mind.

She will go down in history as a brave American.

[oc2002]

2. The MSM will continue to mock and ridicule her,

Since they have from the very begining.

She is a patriot, the MSM are a pack of sniveling cowards.

[Redbear]

3. John Young is a light in the darkness that is Bush country.

And boy does it make the true-believer conservatives angry.

I agree Cindy will be remembered for her courage for a long time.

[Nikki Stone1]

4. Cindy was a strong part of the galvinization of public opinion

Most people opposed to the war felt that they were in the minority. Even on DU where we had like-minded people around, the anti-war position still felt out of the mainstream of American thought. Cindy's actions gave people a rallying point and made us realize we were not alone.

[elehhhhna]

5. Well said.

[moc]

6. Read the whole thing. It's excellent.

As someone who grew up down the street from Waco, I'm :wow: to see something like this in a Waco paper.

[elehhhhna]

7. KICK for Cindy

[theHandpuppet]

8. A hearty K&R!

:kick:

[Nikki Stone1]

9. kick

:kick:

[Horse with no Name]

10. Amazing

But she was the catalyst. It was a long boring hot summer.
She turned the conversation back to the War. Regardless of what some people say, nobody was talking about it until Cindy sat in that ditch.
Then Katrina happened.
Cindy pulled the pin on the grenade and Katrina was the explosion.
Credit where credit is due.

[immoderate]

12. Ding ding ding ... we have a winner!

Cindy provided the turning point for the public discourse. You nailed it, Horse!

--IMM

[ClayZ]

11. I envision a Tea Party for Cindy

Right outside the bu$h jail cell! And of course she will have, after her tea.....


Did you see her OPEN LETTER to George, at Common Dreams today?

http://www.commondreams.org/views06/1110-30.htm

[Individualist]

14. That would be beautiful!

[CatWoman]

13. I hope she is re-invited to the next SOTU address