Using blackmail as her tool of choice now.

Cindy Sheehan Considering Senate Run

Saturday, January 28, 2006
Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — Cindy Sheehan, the peace activist who set up camp near President Bush's Texas ranch last summer, said Saturday she is considering running against Sen. Dianne Feinstein to protest what she called the California lawmaker's support for the war in Iraq.

"She voted for the war. She continues to vote for the funding. She won't call for an immediate withdrawal of the troops," Sheehan told The Associated Press in an interview while attending the World Social Forum in Venezuela along with thousands of other anti-war and anti-globalization activists.

"I think our senator needs to be held accountable for her support of George Bush and his war policies," said Sheehan, whose 24-year-old soldier son Casey was killed in Iraq in 2004.

Feinstein's campaign manager, Kam Kuwata, said the senator "doesn't support George Bush and his war policies."

"She has stated publicly on numerous occasions that she felt she was misled by the administration at the time of the vote," Kuwata said by phone from California.

But with troops committed, Feinstein believes immediate withdrawal is not a responsible option, Kuwata said.

"Senator Feinstein's position is, let's work toward quickly turning over the defense of Iraq to Iraqis so that we can bring the troops home as soon as possible," he said.

Sheehan accused Feinstein of being out of touch with Californians on the issue.

She said she would decide whether to run after talking with her three other adult children. The Democratic primary will be held in June, and candidates must submit their statements for the voter guide by Feb. 14.

Kuwata said Feinstein and Sheehan appear to have a fundamental disagreement over whether troops should be pulled out right now. "That's why they have elections, and if she decides to file (paperwork to run), so be it," he said.

Sheehan said running in the Democratic primary would help make a broader point.

"If I decided to run, I would have no illusions of winning, but it would bring attention to all the peace candidates in the country," she said.

Sheehan, 48, who lives in Berkeley, Calif., said she would head to Washington on Sunday for protests against Bush's State of the Union address on Monday, and then return to California to discuss her idea of running against Feinstein with her son and two daughters.

"I can't see — if they think it's going to help peace — that they would be opposed to me doing it," she said.

Sheehan and other peace activists met Saturday with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, himself a critic of Bush and the Iraq war.

"He said, why don't I run for president? ... I just laughed," she said.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,183108,00.html

I think she would make a fine Senator. She has passion, seems to be a good speaker, and has strong support. Plus, being new to politics, she has no scandalistic record, unlike say, half the members of Congress.

Id vote for her.

Oh come on. She's an idiot.

When did that start becoming a consideration?

Oh geez...

Passionate...moronic...enjoys public speaking....yup, she'll fit right in. And if there's one thing we need, its more idiotic senators.

Thank god for idiots, or we'd have no government.

GWB exhibit A

Cindy Sheehan is really good at getting her name in the paper.

willing to exploit horrible events to suit personal goals....

Hey you're right

Attention Whore

She praised Chavez's steal from the rich and enslave the poor for votes agriculture plan.

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This is really the only part I'm actually interested in here.

Dumb, dumb bitch. This won't be getting her ass any votes.

shes down there for the world social forum along with thousands of other anti-war and anti-globalization activists

This is a good thing when you're in politics. Better this than not get a mention, ever.

wanna hear something cool that i just realized? i'm responsible for that story being on foxnews.com

I'm sorry, I must have missed the "blackmail" part of this story. Could someone please point me to it, or else school Estranged on the meaning of the word? Thank you.

Perhaps Sheehan is in touch with other citizens of Berkeley, and perhaps San Francisco, but go 10 miles any direction and suddenly people don't all think like her. I'd say the majority of Californians are quite happy with Feinsteins tenure, and if anyone is out of touch, its Ms. Sheehan.

Sounds about right.

I'd say the MAJORITY of Californians would find a bullet worthy of this Sheehan bitch.