Cindy you were an inspiration...

[Javaman]

Cindy spoke out for many reasons but the main one was because of the loss of her son in this useless war.

that concept, that loss, that heart breaking daily reminder of someone you love that will never come back. This one mothers love for her child inspired many of us to take up the cause to voice our objections to this war.

She carried the torch for a long time, it's our turn to further the cause. Cindy represented all the moms, all the fathers, all the sons and daughters, brothers and sisters who have lost someone to this God forsaken war.

We support and have supported Cindy, but the fact is, she was by herself. Many many rallied with her, spoke with here, marched with her and in the tough times carried for her, but she is tired, worn down, not by the neigh sayers but by this war and her grief.

It has to have been very difficult to her to be that voice against the machine and at the same time, grieve as all mothers have grieved through the centuries at the loss of a loved one over a senseless war.

This is not the end of a movement but the passing of the baton. It's up to us as it always has been. However, she has mothered us all to this point. It is now up to us to make sure that her voice, her protests, her marches, her arrests were not in vein.

The Democrats may have failed us by giving into bush's* demands, but we don't have to. They giving bush the funding to continue this war, is that us? is that our voice? is that what we want in our representatives?

For me, that's a big fat no.

Cindy, rest. We will march and protest now. There won't be a single voice that will be labeled as the anti-war champion, it will be many voices.

You started it and we will finish it!

Thank you Cindy, for all your hard work and dedication in the memory of your son.

[underseasurveyor]

1. May I ask a favor?

In your title change the word 'were' to 'are'.

After all Cindy is STILL an inspiration to many, not past tense.

TIA:-)

We love you Cindy:hug:

[EFerrari]

2. Yes, we do.

K&R

[BuyingThyme]

3. kcik

[senseandsensibility]

4. You made a difference, Cindy.

You sound so beaten down now, and I won't patronize you by saying that you shouldn't be. But someday I hope you realize that you did make a big difference in ways that might not even be apparent now. This Memorial Day has been tough on all of us, and I'm sure you will soon realize that a few goons on a message board mean nothing. What you have done means everything.

[Liberalgirl788]

5. I Support Cindy!

We can't thank her enough for standing up and speaking out against George Bush. He is by far the worst President this nation as ever had. What a jerk! I however can't pretend that I am blind to the fact that I was mislead by my own party and led to believe that if we took control of congress that we would impeach Bush and bring the troops home. I don't like the Repuke lies but I don't like being lied to by my own party. Cindy is right and again she deserves the credit for speaking out. I'm not ready to leave my party but I can understand how Cindy feels and have learned a lot about politics. I now know that there are Republicans who lie and Democrats that act just like Republicans who lie just as badly. I love you Cindy and Thank You!

[countmyvote4real]

6. So WTF are “we” going to do?

I don’t mean to take anything away from Cindy’s totally inspiring efforts to end this tragic overstep of US foreign/corporate policy. (I really don’t know what to call it other than wrong from the get go.)

I have always praised and supported her tireless efforts to raise awareness for the injustice of *’s false invasion/occupation of Iraq. That’s obviously not good enough. This is no longer a partisan issue. Anybody that voted to fund *’s folly should be challenged and ultimately removed from office.

We already know that progressive votes will again be challenged and nullified by GOP caging operations as well as the executive appointment of Federal prosecutors that have a political agenda rather than a respect for the laws of our Constitution.

As she says, we must become active beyond the comfort zone of an internet forum or blog. We must be visible beyond protests. We need to infiltrate all political parties at any level to end this ongoing massacre.

It will not happen overnight, but in time we must change the dynamics of the current electoral system. That includes federally funded finance reform, investigation and prosecution of election fraud vs. voter fraud; as well as impeachment of the top tier of the * administration.

If you don’t have the time, but have some spare dollars; actblue.com is a great resource to direct your money.

Any other ideas/suggestions are welcome.

[orleans]

7. k&r. thank you cindy--for it all. n/t

[cassiepriam]

8. She will always be an inspiration.

I hope she takes a long deserved rest and comes back.

[Philosoraptor]

9. I know if my son died in Iraq I'd go a bit crazy too. I LOVE ya Cindy.

[Vidar]

10. Cindy still is a tremendous inspiration. Her disgust with the party is justified.

[demodonkey]

11. Heavens! The way this is worded I thought she actually died! n/t

[DearAbby]

12. Love you, Cindy

I pray I will never have to walk in your shoes, You have to be some lady to walk in them. Your work, you life for these past few years is an inspiration. Do what you have to do, what is in your heart. Mostly, Cindy, find peace, where ever it takes you.

:hug: