A Historical Footnote
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Cindy Sheehan represents only a small part of America's greater
tragedy in Iraq.
WEB-EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY
By Eleanor Clift
Newsweek
Updated: 4:27 p.m. ET Aug. 19, 2005
Aug. 19, 2005 - Any other politician who had a Gold Star mother in his
driveway would get the cameras rolling, give her a big hug and gain
points for compassion. Instead of doing what should come naturally to a
democratic leader, President George W. Bush deepened the crisis
enveloping his presidency by arrogantly refusing to grant Cindy Sheehan
an audience. He may have missed that opportunity for good now that
Sheehan has rushed to California to see about her ailing mother.
Before Sheehan left Crawford, Texas, on Thursday, Bush explained to
reporters that he needs to get on with his life, a remark stunningly
insensitive to the thousands of maimed soldiers returning from Iraq,
and the families of the more than 1,800 dead. Cycling, his new exercise
narcotic, is important, he went on, because Americans want to know that
their president leads a balanced life. No, Mr. President, we just want
to know that you're balanced, period.
Eleanor Clift
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