"You don't have money to fund the war or children, but you're going to spend it to blow up innocent people if we can get enough kids to grow old enough for you to send to Iraq to get their heads blown off for the president's amusement."
Rep. Pete Stark
I am not a political person. However with the recent veto and lack of Republican votes to pass the Children's Health Care Bill, I am angry. And I fully agree with Rep Pete Stark on his comments. He should not have to apologize. So what does this have to do with Sacred Spaces? Quite a bit, because for me a sacred space can be anything, and right now one of my sacred spaces is the job I do; I am a Family Advocate and I have seen first hand what happens to families with no health insurance.
Last weekend I took a little trip to Santa Barbara. Every Sunday the Veterans put up crosses, one for each soldier who was killed since 2003. As I was doing the "tourist thing", I happened to glance and the sea of crosses and I was moved. I wonder how much longer will this war last? How much longer will we as a nation continue to put up with this administration? How many more crosses does the veterans have to put up weekly until this war is over?
The pictures speak more than my own words. Remember those who have died in this war and pray for a safe return for all soldiers who are abroad.
