I think that Sinead is a person who feels she has got to stand up for certain ideals, and if necessary pay the price for it. As such, she gets carried away sometimes. Joan Baez was like that too, but she was usually a little more controlled in how she went about it. She had a talent for appearing cool on the outside while falling to pieces on the inside. Sinead is not quite so cool-headed.

Joan believed she could in some small way change the world, and that it was her duty to do so.

I bet Sinead feels just the same.

That's a tough row to how, and it will always draw a lot of flack from people who will point out that the "crusader" herself is not perfect.

Well, who is? Actually the lack of perfection in you and me is what keeps life interesting.

As for Sinead, she is perfect at one thing, and that is being herself. Good for her.

- LH