Cindy Sheehan is bitter. It's been a classic example of what the media will do with people who they need for a purpose and then kick to the curb when they're finished. They anointed her the leader of the "peace movement" and followed her every move. From Crawford, Texas to Washington D.C., Sheehan was exulted and enabled. She actually seemed to believe the press about herself. The ultimate hard-left blog Daily Kos allowed her to post her thoughts at will.

But then a funny thing happened. They tired of her antics and you started seeing less flattering stories printed. The public as well grew weary of her and wished she would just go away and grieve. We felt for her, but she took it to an extreme. Kissing Hugo Chavez was the last straw for a great many people.

Eventually, she "retired" from the movement for a short time and did what we had hoped. But instead of getting her life together, it seems that she seethed and turned on the Democrats who once lauded her when she was "Mother Sheehan" dogging the president.

Sheehan is back in the game and still thinks she has enough pull to make the speaker of the House bend to her wishes:

If Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) refuses to bring articles of impeachment against President Bush to the floor of the House, anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan said Monday, Sheehan not only will challenge the Speaker in the next election but also will defeat her.

..."The administration has abused our soldiers. They've abused our freedoms," Sheehan said. "They have killed my son and countless others. And they must be held accountable.

"Impeachment is not a fringe movement. It is mandated in our Constitution. Nancy Pelosi had no authority to take it off the table," Sheehan said.

Nancy Pelosi has made clear that there will be no impeachment proceeding this session and doesn't seems at all concerned. If this had been two or three years ago, it may have registered.

Sheehan on the other hand will never out-raise Pelosi in the congressional district she's owned for years and has lost her coveted feature at Daily Kos because of this charade. It may have been her only chance of connecting and Kos bowed to the establishment pressure.

Pelosi will have to appease the hard-left liberal base eventually, but they are pragmatic people and know full-well that the majority of Americans do not subscribe to the liberal mindset. They need a veto-proof majority and then, and only then, will pressure be applied to the President Bush.