[My son] Casey died for a country which cares more about who will be the next American Idol than how many people will be killed in the next few months while Democrats and Republicans play politics with human lives.

I feel like I gave my son to this country in an illegal and immoral war. I'll never get him back.

If we stick together as an American people we can bring down the war criminals that are running our country right now.

I'm working class, my family was working class, and we have struggled the same way our neighbors here in San Francisco have struggled.

[My son] Casey died for a country which cares more about who will be the next American Idol than how many people will be killed in the next few months while Democrats and Republicans play politics with human lives.

We mean business, George Bush, ... and we're going to go to Congress and we're going to ask them, 'How many more of other people's children are you willing to sacrifice for the lies' And we're going to say, Shame on you. Shame on you for giving him the authority to invade Iraq.

I'm just a regular mother who's trying to save lives and be the best human being I can be.