If we love our country as we say we do, we should be JOINING this man, right now, if not on the road, than in everything we can do from our warm homes (and mind you, John’s starting out in single-digit at best temps here in New England, the birthplace of American democracy ‘cos the South didn’t want it, where a HUGE 15 inch storm’s about to lay in):
BRATTLEBORO, Vermont — He’s got waterproof, size-11EEEE New Balance sneakers, a bright yellow poncho and a plan. He’s got outrage in his heart, a Web site in his name and much of his retirement savings sunk into his cause.
John Nirenberg, a 60-year-old Ph.D., author and academic, plans to walk from Boston to Washington, D.C., to confront House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in hopes of persuading Congress to take up the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney.
He’s no activist, he says. He’s not sure he’ll make a difference. But he’s going to try.
On Sunday, he’ll hit the road from Faneuil Hall, walking 15 miles a day until he gets to Capitol Hill, making symbolic stops at the Statue of Liberty, Independence Hall and Trenton, N.J., as he makes his way to the U.S. Capitol.
Wearing a “Save the Constitution, Impeach Bush and Cheney,” sandwich-board style sign, he hopes to rally support for an issue Pelosi has said is no longer on the table.
“This is about satisfying my conscience. I just don’t want to be the guy who says in five years that I regret not having stood up and said something.
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