Some call Bush a master politician.
Everyone credits Rove with brilliance.
Which one decided to let a grieving mother
camp out in the rain and mud
with a bunch of bored reporters?

The President snubbing Cindy Sheehan
made her a celebrity and her organization,
Gold Star Mothers for Peace, a potential power.
If this grows into a real anti-war movement
some unwitting genius deserves a medal.

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