Don, I think Hartmann's points are well founded. This is exactly what Cindy Sheehan is doing. She is taking back America by refusing to kow-tow to spineless Dems. There are different ways to take back America. But dissing her is not one of them.

Thom Hartmann has supported Cindy on his radio show for Air America. I know that he is encouraged by her courage.

What is really misguided here is the idea that the DLC will give up its power willingly to the Democratic base. They will fight tooth and nail to preserve the status quo. It sometimes takes a visionary like MLK or Cindy Sheehan to challenge the prevailing so-called wisdom of the Right and Left factions.

Getting active does not mean acquiescing to the compromised faction of the Democratic Party. It takes a Cindy Sheehan to challenge them.

It's interesting to me how many males are threatened by a powerful woman. You can watch their cajones shrivel and turn into maracas.

Frank Hamilton