clipped from: www.mercurynews.com Cindy Sheehan, demure in a black pleated skirt, rose-colored blouse and loafers, broke a mile-wide smile as she took the microphone. She knew the haters had stayed home.
She could stand on this stage as the long-shot independent candidate for the 8th Congressional district in San Francisco, running against the Speaker of the House, without hecklers shouting "Traitor!" and "Commie!" She could even joke about her enemies.
Introducing the rally's headliner, presidential candidate Ralph Nader, she said: "You know, it's not easy having most of the country hate you. I know ..."
Running against Pelosi, who has won her last 10 elections with about 80 percent of the vote, is widely considered a fool's errand. Republicans field an unknown this year, an interior designer. But Congress is even less popular than the president these days. Sheehan is banking on disappointment with Pelosi's leadership to send some disaffected voters her way.