Anti-Iraq War activist Cindy Sheehan has announced that, because House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did not introduce Articles of Impeachment against President Bush by midnight last night, Sheehan will run against Pelosi for her San Francisco seat. Says Sheehan, "Not only am I going to run against her, but I will beat her."
Honestly I’m not sure what effect this will have. Thus far Pelosi has made no comment. I have looked around some of the other blogs, and it appears that as a result of this run Sheehan has lost the support of more central Democrats who supported her efforts previously. While I am certainly not a centrist, I am certainly opposed to this run. While I do support impeachment or at least censure, I do not believe it is grounds for taking on the Speaker of the House. Not only that, I fear that Sheehan may be losing her credibility with this run. Finally, though some may say I’m too concerned with Party loyalty, I think this may only weaken the Democratic Party, and thus our ability to do battle with the President to end the war.
I’m not that familiar with the politics of San Francisco, so I won’t comment on whether or not Sheehan can win.
Granted I’m a Pelosi cheerleader, so how do those who aren’t such great fans of her feel?