Everybody’s favorite grieving mother Cindy Sheehan might have decided to come out of retirement, but she’s going to need some lessons in congressional procedure.
On Monday morning, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers had to bear witness to the wrath of Sheehan as she led a legion of protesters from Arlington National Cemetery to his office on Capitol Hill. The usually quiet halls of the Rayburn Building were packed with “400 protesters in support of the cause,” Sheehan
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told us, lined up outside the door of the Michigan congressman’s office.
The crowd chanted catchy slogans all the way up Independence Avenue, the central theme being the impeachment of President Bush.
After arriving, Sheehan had a cordial, private meeting with Conyers, Hip Hop Caucus CEO the Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. and others to discuss whether Conyers would call for impeachment. After he told Sheehan he wouldn’t go for impeaching Bush, she dropped the civility act and sat on the floor of his office until Capitol Police arrested her and about 45 other protesters.
When Yeas & Nays caught up to Conyers for a comment on Sheehan’s latest hijinks, he wasn’t exactly Mr. Manners to us either.
“Can you stop?” the congressman snapped at us, obviously annoyed that his office was occupied by crowds of sweaty, unhappy activists. “No. The answer is no.”
