Bring our troops home, NOW!

The anti-war sentiment that has been dormant for so long during this illegal occupation of Iraq, arrived in Washington last night. Today, with well over 100,000 other voices, Cindy Sheehan let King George know that it is time to end this illegal occupation of Iraq and bring the troops home now. My only question is where the hell are the leaders of the Democratic Party? It is totally disgusting that not one of those so-called leaders (with the exception of the Black Caucus) have had the balls to stand up King George and his minions. There were also protests held in London and Rome, and even though the MSM in the U.S. did little to publicize the event taking place right before their eyes, Cindy spoke from her heart as always, and the message was sent loud and clear. As we stand here on the grounds of a monument that is dedicated to the Father of our Country, George Washington, we are reminded that he was well known for the apocryphal stories of never being able to tell a lie. I find it so ironic that there is another man here named George who stays in this town between vacations and he seems to never be able to tell the truth. It is tragic for us that o ur bookend presidents named George have two completely different relationships with honesty. I also find it ironic and heartbreaking that my son, Casey, who was a brave person, tall and proud, who loved his country and was honest beyond measure, could be sent to his death by someone who is even too cowardly to meet with a broken hearted mom, let alone go and fight in the illegal and immoral war of his generation. [snip] One thing the Camp Casey movement that hunkered down in Crawford, Texas this past August taught us is that we the people of America have the power and we can and should name our national policy and make sure it is carried out.......WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!!! And we are here to tell the media, Congress, and this criminal and criminally negligent administration: WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY!!! So I ask again where the hell are the Democratic leaders? This bunch of Bush enablers seem to have lost all regard for their base. If they don't have spine enough to show some true opposition to the King and his neo-con cohorts and stop kissing up to their corporate bum-buddies then they don't deserve to be called Democrats. Perhaps it is time to replace the current Democratic leadership with Cindy Sheehan and others like her who have a better grasp of the grass roots of America. Cindy's entire speech can be read HERE.