Its being reported that Cindy Sheehan, currently down in Caracas, Venezuela hobnobbing with the communists, has declared her intention to run for the Senate seat currently held by Diane Feinstein.

"I think this is so urgent and necessary that this is what I have to do," Sheehan told The Associated Press in an interview, adding she would make a final decision on whether to run after talking it over with her three adult children in California in the coming days.

The Democratic primary will be held in June, and candidates must submit their statements by Feb. 14.

Sheehan, 48, who lives in Berkeley, Calif., accused Feinstein of being out-of-touch with Californians on Iraq.

"She voted for the war. She continues to vote for the funding. She won't call for an immediate withdrawal of the troops," said Sheehan, who gained international attention when she set up a protest camp near U.S. President George W. Bush's Texas ranch last year.

"I think our senator needs to be held accountable for her support of George Bush and his war policies," she added.

Hmmm. Does this explain Feinstein's flip-flop on the filibuster? I think it does.

Feinstein is seen by the left as a Republican in Democrat's clothing--not adequately radical. She is consider pro-business and voted for some very unpopular legislation among moonbats--tax cuts, law-suit reform among other things.

Feinstein's political career hasn't been characterized by her tremendous appeal to liberal California voters, but more of a case of serendipity and then doing a good enough job to allow the advantage of incumbency to carry her through. She became mayor of San Francisco where George Moscone was assassinated and a Senator when she won a special election to fill Pete Wilson's Senate seat after challenging him (and losing) to the governorship.

CIndy Sheehan could give her some grief.

Mother Sheehan is a flake, but it doubtful that she made this announcement without some groundwork already having been laid. Sheehan is the face of a corporate political entity, not the leader of a movement, so its entirely possible that she has money and an organization already in place to sustain a bid for the Senate seat.

Its a mid-term election with all the implications of lower voter turnout, which favors the politician with an enthusiastic base. Sheehan has a shot at this--an outside shot, but a shot nonetheless and it seems clear that Feinstein is taking her seriously.