Cindy Sheehan Retires

According to CNS News, Cindy Sheehan, the peace mom, is throwing in the towel.

Cindy Sheehan says she is resigning as the "face" of the American anti-war movement.

In a letter posted on a liberal website Monday, Sheehan complained about the smears and hatred directed at her by liberals since she renounced her ties to the Democratic Party.

As I knew was the case, when Dems couldn't get the same mileage out of her they once did, they had no use for her. The Left does that with blacks and every other minority or special interest group; once they have no use for you, you're no longer welcome at the table.

"Being called an 'attention whore' and being told 'good riddance' are some of the more milder rebukes [sic]," Sheehan wrote in a long letter posted on the DailyKos blog.

She said she has reluctantly concluded that "I was the darling of the so-called left as long as I limited my protests to George Bush and the Republican Party."

Sheehan also noted that while conservatives "slandered and libeled" her as a "tool of the Democratic Party," liberals did the same thing -- "when I started to hold the Democratic Party to the same standards that I help the Republican Party."

I disagree with her when she says her son died for nothing (he died to protect his country, and to extend a shot at freedom to the Iraqi people), but I do agree with her in one thing she said, though for a different reason:

"Casey died for a country which cares more about who will be the next American Idol than how many people will be killed in the next few months

Far too many people know everything about this circus-like "American Idol" show that I refuse to watch, just like they know everything about this sports event or that musical group over there, but know absolutely nothing about the greater world around them, or its history.

There's nothing wrong with these things in and of themselves, but when our priorities are pleasure-pursuits over things that really matter, it's disgusting and sad.

It's said that those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it. Also, those who are armed with a vote and the ear of lawmakers, yet do not pay attention to the world around them, are a danger to their fellow Americans and a threat to liberty.

I wish Cindy Sheehan well, but I'm glad she's decided to leave the public stage. She's done far more harm than good. I hope she can find peace, and someday be reconciled to the knowledge that her son did indeed die a noble death.