WHERE'S HILLARY? AMERICA'S SOUL IS OUTSIDE THE CRAWFORD RANCH. DEMOCRATIC POLITICIANS SHOULD GO THERE AND HUMBLY PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO A REAL LEADER

I know why corporate shills and Beltway hacks like the Democrats' two disgraceful Joes-- Biden and Lieberman-- are more likely to visit George and Laura in Crawford than they are to go down and show some solidarity with Cindy. But what about Hillary? Where's Hillary? Is she with Biden and Lieberman, who think we need to send more troops to Iraq, or is she with Cindy Sheehan and the American people, who think we need to brings troops home from Iraq? I remember hearing that Congresswoman Maxine Waters was flying down to spend some time with Cindy. I know Congressman John Conyers sent Bush a letter asking him to meet with Cindy and I saw that Conyers was joined by Cindy's congressman (George Miller) as well as by Maxine and Congressfolks Dennis Kucinich, Jim McDermott, Zoe Lofgren, Bernie Sanders, Barbara Lee, John Lewis, Jim Oberstar, Bob Filner, Jim McGovern, Carolyn Maloney, and Corrine Brown. These elected members of Congress were asking the unelected, crooked occupant of the White House to honor Cindy's simple and humble request for a meeting to discuss a policy that has claimed the life of her son. "We have no illusions," wrote Conyers, "that the intercession of Members of Congress will change the President's mind more than Cindy can, but we think it is important for all of us to show our support for Cindy - and for all of the Gold Star Families - in whatever way we can."

Yesterday's AOL poll showed that a very substantial majority of Americans, when offered 3 choices about our troops there-- increase the level, keep the level as is, decrease the level-- chose decrease the level. Joe Biden and Joe Lieberman, who want to send more troops to Iraq are dead wrong and completely out of touch with Americans. They are career Inside The Beltway hacks who have more in common with lobbyists and with Republican politicians than they do with their own constituents. I want to see what Hillary Clinton and other would-be Democratic nominees do with regard to Cindy. I want to see if any of them are willing to show some real LEADERSHIP.