[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 can't allow any war for imperialism or greed to be fought in our names. This is what we need to keep fighting for.

George, your reckless and wanton foreign policies killed my son, Spc. Casey Austin Sheehan, in the illegal and unjust war on Iraq. Helping to bring about your political downfall will be the most noble accomplishment of my life, and it will bring justice for my son and the hundreds of other brave Americans and tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis your lies have killed.

The people who are slamming me have no idea about what it feels like to unjustly have a child killed in an insane war.

Recruiters in our country are known for lying to people.

I'm not going to join any party. If I do vote again, and if I do become, you know, politically active, it will be independent.

People demonize me; people idolize me; everything I say and do has been scrutinized.