The Mahablog: Then And Now

As you probably know, right now Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq, is camped out a few miles from President Bush's Crawford "ranch," determined to remain until she can speak to the President. Richard Stevenson writes more about Cindy Sheehan in today's New York Times.

Ms. Sheehan has vowed to camp out on the spot until Mr. Bush agrees to meet with her, even if it means spending all of August under a broiling sun by the dusty road. Early on Sunday afternoon, 25 hours after she was turned back as she approached Mr. Bush's ranch, Prairie Chapel, Ms. Sheehan stood red-faced from the heat at the makeshift campsite that she says will be her home until the president relents or leaves to go back to Washington. A reporter from The Associated Press had just finished interviewing her. CBS was taping a segment on her. She had already appeared on CNN, and was scheduled to appear live on ABC on Monday morning. Reporters from across the country were calling her cellphone. ...