Iraq war protestor (Sheehan) says to shift focus to Congress

[deadparrot]

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - Iraq war protester Cindy Sheehan, whose vigil near President George W. Bush's Texas ranch has become a symbol for the anti-war movement, said on Friday she plans to focus on Congress, starting with Bush close ally and fellow Texan House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.

Sheehan has been demanding a meeting with Bush to discuss the U.S. presence in Iraq, where her son was killed in 2004, and next Thursday plans to begin a bus tour from Bush's ranch to the White House to campaign for withdrawal of U.S. troops.

One of DeLay's Texas district offices would likely be the first stop, she said. That would be about a 5.5 hour drive from Bush's ranch in Crawford, where he is on a month-long vacation.

"I think our first stop might be Tom DeLay's office," she said, surrounded by supporters. "I just wanted to let him know so he'll be in his office when we get there."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050826/pl_nm/iraq_usa_protest_dc

[hobbit709]

1. He'll be out on a golf course

or at a fund-raiser.

[rateyes]

3. Or, I hope and pray...

posting bail.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

14. Same thing.

[Scout1071]

16. Or meeting with his lawyer. Or his minister/priest/whatever.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

2. Ricky's got some 'splainin to do here in PA too.

Maybe Cindy could pay slick Rick man-on-dog a visit re: his support of W's invasion.

[GalleryGod]

7. Lost Willow Grove Naval Air Station today-nice,Ricky!

:shrug: :puke:

[BlueJac]

4. He is a chicken and will be AWOL

Like most neo-cons when confronted!

[movonne]

5. I recommended this for front page....

[blm]

6. Same here.

.

[Roland99]

8. Well, at least it's now on the Greatest Page

[goforit]

9. Sh*t, she's damn right!!!...CONGRESS is LIABLE!!!!

[bemildred]

10. Damn! I'm starting to be impressed.

Squeeze Congress by the nuts and you'll start to get some traction.

[suegeo]

18. This congress has no balls to squeeze

Congress is nothing but a bunch of toothless, nut-less, snivelling Bush junta toadies.

But still I find myself agreeing with your sentiment. The assholes in congress need to have some heat applied to them.

[belle]

19. Mm, but a lot of them *are* up for election next year.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

11. DeLay will cower under his bed if he knows Cindy's coming.

He's notorious for being absent when any group tries to confront him.

It seems to be a popular thing to do if you're a republican.

[Cha]

12. Yeah, I guess delay hasn't

been indicted yet for milkin' the tax payer's money.

[bluetuesday]

13. cindy

Why can't we elect someone with the intelligence
and courage of a Cindy Sheehan to Congress maybe
then we can get rid of some of these Republican
suckup Democrats who seem to be in hiding~

[blue neen]

15. It seems like the Republicans are in hiding also.

Especially Bush. DeLay would probably take a slow boat to China before he would talk to protestors!

[maddezmom]

17. Houston Chron today: Calling a Bush visit unlikely, Sheehan turns focus to

Calling a Bush visit unlikely, Sheehan turns focus to DeLay
Lawmaker's area office may be first stop on a bus tour targeting Congress


CRAWFORD - Iraq war protester Cindy Sheehan, whose vigil near President Bush's ranch has become a symbol for the anti-war movement, said Friday she plans to focus on Congress, starting with House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.

Sheehan has been demanding a meeting with Bush to discuss the U.S. presence in Iraq, where her son Casey was killed in 2004.

She plans to launch a bus tour Thursday from Bush's ranch to the White House to campaign for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.

One of DeLay's Houston-area district offices likely would be the first stop, she said.

more:http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3327028