Sheehan considers challenge to Pelosi

[brettdale]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070709/ap_on_el_ho/cindy_sheehan_pelosi

Sheehan considers challenge to Pelosi

CRAWFORD, Texas - Cindy Sheehan, the soldier's mother who galvanized the anti-war movement, said Sunday that she plans to seek House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat unless she introduces articles of impeachment against President Bush in the next two weeks.
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Sheehan said she will run against the San Francisco Democrat in 2008 as an independent if Pelosi does not seek by July 23 to impeach Bush. That's when Sheehan and her supporters are to arrive in Washington, D.C., after a 13-day caravan and walking tour starting next week from the group's war protest site near Bush's Crawford ranch.

"Democrats and Americans feel betrayed by the Democratic leadership," Sheehan told The Associated Press. "We hired them to bring an end to the war. I'm not too far from San Francisco, so it wouldn't be too big of a move for me. I would give her a run for her money."

Pelosi spokesman Brendan Daly said the congresswoman has said repeatedly that her focus is on ending the war in Iraq.

[davidwparker]

1. Oh, please Cindy, do. I was going to put a comment about this as just

a thought, but she's been through so much. I remember she was going to challenge Feinstein, but was talked out of it.

If Cindy is up for it, please do. Nancy Pelosi needs to go back to the country club. I'm not funding any Dem right now -- though I'm thinking about Kucinich since he is so right. I'd like to contribute to Cindy.