Cindy Sheehan, that anti-war lady in Crawford, Texas, had a protest that was smaller than a protest in August. This according to articles in the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The London Guardian, and several hundred other media outlets. An estimated 200 attended the rally.

Meanwhile, pro-Bush counter-demonstrators had their own equally significant rally. Reporters on the scene of the pro-Bush rally counted at least ten people in attendance. Experts might say that, based on these high numbers, the pro-Bush movement is gaining steam. One pro-Bush protester gave a nuanced argument for the continued deployment of U.S. troops in Iraq: “Real America won’t wimp out.”¹

One thing cannot be doubted: the competing pro-Bush and anti-war rallies reveal an America split to the core. But with the pro-Cindy crowd losing steam and the pro-Bush crowd clearly building momentum, only the American Public can decide which direction America should take.