Here’s something pointless to get excited about:
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan qualified Friday for a November showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, collecting the signatures needed to get on the ballot as an independent candidate for Congress.
“We’re very excited,” said Sheehan, 51, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq who is well-known for her protest outside President Bush’s Texas ranch. “Now we have to get organized and regroup.”
Republican Dana Walsh and Libertarian Philip Berg will join Pelosi and Sheehan on the Nov. 4 ballot.
If there is a dividing line for a Democrat, this is it. I’d proudly vote for Pelosi. But I know most of my readers probably disagree. And I will enjoy the theatre.
With her ballot spot guaranteed, Sheehan can focus on the fall campaign, where she will challenge Pelosi from the left, slamming the speaker for refusing to start impeachment proceedings against President Bush and not taking a stronger stance against the war in Iraq.
“The next part is going to be exciting,” she said. “I want at least one debate with all four candidates so that Nancy Pelosi has to answer for her record.”
That’s great and I’m all for it. Make Pelosi feel little pain. It’ll probably feel like a mosquito bite but, hey, those are annoying. Go Cindy.