The American Spectator

p> HONOR, LOSS, AND DIGNITY br> Re: Christopher Orlet’s Crocodile Tears : /p> p>Regarding Christopher Orlet’s editorial on Cindy Sheehan: I am nonplussed as to why he would have the paranoid conviction that Sheehan “figured out that an American defeat in Iraq would increase the Democrats’ chances in the next presidential election.” Other than to rid this country of an immoral president, Sheehan does not seem to have any political aspirations at all. I have also pondered Orlet’s statement that Sheehan is “more antiwar protestor than grieving mother” and I continue to arrive at the conclusion that his argument does not pass the “so what?” test. Many grieving parents are driven to action as evidenced by MADD, the Amber alert, and numerous cancer foundations. The moral conviction of Cindy Sheehan has clearly driven Christopher Orlet over the edge. We parents everywhere applaud her courage. br> — Pam Harms br> Dumfries, Virginia /p> p> I’m a Marine’s mother and I want to speak out against Cindy Sheehan. I know she is grieving and I am truly sorry for her loss, but I am convinced she is using her son’s death for her own political agenda. I grew close to some other Marine mothers last year during my son’s Battalions Iraq tour and some of those mothers lost their sons. I know exactly what Bush does when he meets with gold star families, he cries with them, prays with them, takes time to talk with each family and answer questions. Cindy Sheehan is a liar and dishonoring her son’s memory. I really wish someone could get her positive grief therapy — she is having a breakdown. br> — Lisa Lattea /p>