Reply #24: Cindy Sheehan is the subject of a lot of ridicule... [View All]

[Goldstein1984]

but she stays strong. I'm proud of the way she serves her son's memory, and how she ignores those who accuse her of betraying that memory. As these wars drag out, and if there is some major shock, like the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, that undermines confidence, she could be a good focal point.

My wife and I are still recovering from the hit we took in the recession, holding onto a home in another state that we don't want to keep because an underemployed relative needs to live in it right now. We're hoping to be able to sell it by summer. At that point, my activism is going to ramp up considerably, including being able to travel to attend marches.

My wife is so fed up with this country that she just wants to leave it. For a variety of reasons, including taking the time to visit some potential locations, we've picked when I retire, in six years, as the date to become expatriates.

The defense of the terrible things this country is doing repulses me. The defense of the same practices under Obama by those who condemned them when Bush/Cheney was doing them is especially repulsive. It convinces me that for these people having Obama in the White House is not about solving problems, or about making progress, or even about democracy, it's just about being in control.