Damn it, Gold Star mom Cindy Sheehan, you’re such a tease.
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, who has criticized President Bush and other elected officials for their war support since her son was killed in Iraq, said today that she won’t run for office against U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
“I felt that putting pressure on her from the outside would be more effective than working from the inside,” said Sheehan, 48, of Berkeley during a morning press conference.
Sheehan, whose son Casey was killed in Iraq in 2004, had considered running in the Democratic primary to energize other anti-war candidates. The primary is in June, and candidates must submit their statements by Feb. 14.
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Sheehan, who has never held or run for elected office, considered a Senate run after accusing Feinstein of being out of touch with Californians on the situation in Iraq. Sheehan said the California lawmaker voted for authorizing the use of force in Iraq and will not support calls to immediately bring the troops home.
My, but that would have been good for some chuckles, and the media would have been left with no way to avoid covering Gold Star mom Cindy Sheehan’s rather questionable ramblings.
Damn.