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Whew! That's good to hear, I thought it was George Bush's job she wanted. I got an e-mail early Saturday morning about a "Support Our Troops" rally in Crawford, Texas, so I grabbed a friend, packed up my VW Beetle and headed to God's country, I mean George Bush's ranch.

No sooner had I arrived in the great little town of Crawford and able to fold out of my car that we were assaulted by protesters wanting to know if we were "for Cindy or Bush." For some reason I didn't like the way that was worded . . . for Cindy or for Bush? What did that mean?

Our reply, "We're here to support the troops!" Their comment, "Oh, that means you're protesting Cindy?" I was incensed by the inference that if I was for the troops, I was protesting Cindy Sheehan, mother of slain soldier, Casey Sheehan, who was killed on April 4, 2004 in Sadr City, Iraq.

This woman is demanding a one-on-one "summit" meeting with the President of the United States to give him orders to bring home our soldiers from Iraq.

Well, if that isn't enough, now she's calling for "Israel to get out of Palestine." And if that doesn't happen, she vows not to pay taxes. Well, well, well . . . who do we have here?

My outrage at being accosted by protesters at a "troop support" rally has now turned to sheer pity for this woman and wonder where we go from here. I guess Club 'Gitmo is next. She'll be calling for the release of all detainees. Oh, but not before the "impeachment of George Bush."

You see, if we can blame George Bush for everything, then we never have to take responsibility for anything.

I'm so glad I live in a country where men and women volunteer their service to defend us against an enemy that wants to kill us. And I'm also glad that the decision to go to war was not made by a dictator, but was voted on by an act of Congress, not an act of George Bush.

If you don't like the war, you might also want to consider pitching your tent in front of the houses of 535 members of Congress.

I'm terribly sorry that Cindy Sheehan's son lost his life, but last time I checked that young man volunteered to fight for this country and nothing on his contract stated that Mom would have to approve all orders for her son.

While tragic as this is - and I don't take any death lightly - it's still no different from our police officers and firemen who go out every single day and face death.

We should protest in front of every police chief's house for sending our sons or daughters into rough neighborhoods where drug deals have gone bad, and the officer never makes it out alive.

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