COW Pays Chris Shays a Visit

Connecticut Opposes the War (COW) paid a visit to Congressman Christopher Shays last Saturday. A group of around 25 anti-war activists met at Ellsworth Park in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport. Cable Channel 12 interviewed COW organizer John Murphy and he explained the terrible price the country and the state has paid for the past five years of this disastrous war. The eventual cost of the war has been estimated to top $3 trillion and in addition to the terrible cost in lives, priorities at home such as education, health care and housing are facing budget cuts.

The group marched approximately a fifth of a mile down Seabright Ave. to Beacon St. where Congressman Chris Shays has a home on the Bridgeport Sound. Four members of the group along with State Representative Jack Hennessy went to the door to present Shays with a letter expressing that his support of Bush's war and John McCain who said we will stay in Iraq 100 years if we have to is not acceptable. Chris Shays' wife came to the door and spoke to the group and indicated that Chris was not at home, that he was actually in the Middle East on his 20th visit there.

Afterwards, Rep. Hennessy spoke with Cable Channel 12 saying that "It seems like he's in the Middle East more than he's at home and I don't know what he's seeing over there because he is saying that the war is having a positive effect and that is absolutely untrue."

After meeting with Mrs. Shays, members of the group went door to door passing out leaflets explaining the cost of the war and encouraging the area residents to contact Shays and Senator Joe Lieberman to tell them to end the war now.







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