I marched from Forbes and Murray to the University of Pittsburgh Student Union this afternoon, to protest this interminable war in Iraq. I was with Democracy for America. We were joined by the Raging Grannies, St. James Catholic Church, the pink slip ladies, the green party. I'm not sure who brought the mule, but there were animal rights activists, to make sure the mule was not abused, and the a man with a shovel to make sure the mule left no souvenirs. We met with no trouble except for a group of drunk frat rats, who were standing beside placards with slogans like Nuke Iraq, and Use Soap.
There was a brief confrontation, quickly ended. Those boys will be laughing out of the other sides of their mouths when their draft notices come.
All in all it was a very positive experience. I don't think we accomplished a great deal. But perhaps a couple of congressmen got a message.