Worse for who?
Cindy Sheehan has changed her reflection of the original story with the family meeting of Bush and it shows how wrong she is. None of her family members agree with her, but she said otherwise.
The trip had one benefit that none of the Sheehans expected.
For a moment, life returned to the way it was before Casey died. They laughed, joked and bickered playfully as they briefly toured Seattle.
For the first time in 11 weeks, they felt whole again.
"That was the gift the president gave us, the gift of happiness, of being together," Cindy said.
Now all she can do is bash Bush.
Sheehan family members disagree with Cindy
In an e-mail to a San Francisco radio station, Cherie Quartarolo, a sister-in-law and godmother of Sheehan's son, who was killed in action in Iraq in 2004, said: "We do not agree with the political motivations and publicity tactics of Cindy Sheehan. She now appears to be promoting her own personal agenda and notoriety at the expense of her son's good name and reputation.'
Casey Sheehan, an Army specialist, was killed in an ambush in Sadr City a week after his arrival in Iraq. His mother since has become a focal point in the partisan battle over the Iraq war, drawing the praise of many anti-war activists and the ire of those who see her as misguided.
In the e-mail, Quartarolo says she is speaking on behalf of Casey Sheehan's paternal grandparents, as well as "aunts, uncles and numerous cousins.'
Casey's father, Patrick of Vacaville, was not mentioned. He has acknowledged that he and his wife are separated, but he has declined to comment on his wife's high-profile protest in Crawford, Texas.
The family's statement, however, added, "The Sheehan family lost our beloved Casey in the Iraq War and we have been silently, respectfully grieving.
"The rest of the Sheehan family supports the troops, our country and our president, silently, with prayer and respect.'
At least the Vacaville Reporter is telling the whole story. I sure hope all this media attention she is getting and hounded by from reporters doesn't send her over the top. She is going to have to come down sometime and I hope it's not a hard landing.
