I'm sorry, but Sheehan has taken the whole 'grieving mother' thing too far. She's used the memory of her son as an excuse to say outrageous, hateful and stupid things. In the past year, Sheehan has been feted by dictators, lied to purchase property in Crawford and has made anti-Semitic comments while stone cold sober.

Sheehan does these things with impunity, riding high on the free ticket she's been given by the media. After all, who wants to criticize a grieving mother, right?

Enough.

Sympathy should have its limits. Sheehan has joined a growing chorus on the left of those who have wished the president dead, and it's long past time for the media to finally notice that their reluctance to criticize Sheehan has only led to her growing sense of rhetorical entitlement.

How far does she have to go before the mainstream media finally says she's gone too far?

You want to know what I really think?

This woman is a ghoul. When she first entered the national stage, I felt sorry for her, as I couldn't imagine what losing a child must be like. My sympathies have lessened, however, as her statements and actions have gotten more and more outrageous. Criticizing the president is one thing; wishing you could have smothered him in his crib is another.

The spectacle of the "Peace Mom" advocating murder should be enough to remove whatever moral authority was granted to her by the media. I hope the media will stop encouraging this hateful woman by blessing her every action and forgiving her every transgression. Sheehan has gone from having my sympathy to eliciting my pity. Her crusade has become a sideshow.

It's time to fold up the tents.