The battle of all mothers

Frustrated with antiwar activists led by Cindy Sheehan, the White House yesterday trotted out a counter-measure: a pro-war mother with five sons and a husband in the military whose highest priority is not the safety of her family but that "we stand firm."

Setting aside the question of where that particular woman is coming from, I think it's just pathetic that Bush has to resort to fighting mother with mother. By this logic, the anti-war camp must now counter with a family that has lost at least three sons and fathers in Iraq, ideally in friendly-fire incidents. Is this really the level of national debate in our country? Wasn't it better back in the 60s when we were just holding massive protest marches?