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I think her response - to protest only after her son died - is typical of most people. Generally speaking, we only react to things when they touch us personally. Think of all the terrorist bombings that happened in Israel. Then think of 9/11. Which one did you personally feel more? It's no shame to admit it was the latter - it's how humans are wired.
But the thing that galls me the most about the President and his refusal to meet with a grieving citizen is his response to the question of why he won't meet with her:
"I think it's important for me to be thoughtful and sensitive to those who have got something to say. But I think it's also important for me to go on with my life, to keep a balanced life ... I think the people want the president to be in a position to make good, crisp decisions and to stay healthy. And part of my being is to be outside exercising. So I'm mindful of what goes on around me. On the other hand, I'm also mindful that I've got a life to live and will do so."
He couldn't be bothered to skip a farking BIKE RIDE to meet with a grieving citizen? To say that he "has a life to live" and has to "get on with his life" in response to Mrs. Sheehan is incredibly callous, and shows that this man either has absolutely no clue, or that he just flat out doesn't care that over 1700 Americans have died for a lie. Someone justify that response to me. Seriously - justify that it was more important for him to go on a bike ride rather than to seriously address this woman's concerns.
I support the troops. I want them home, and intact. And I applaud Mrs. Sheehan for being brave enough to put a human face to the suffering families whose sons, daughters, wives, and husbands won't be coming home and whose names will likely never be known.
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