Citing her son as inspiration, a tearful Cindy Sheehan announced her candidacy Thursday for the U.S. House of Representatives.

The anti-war activist is running as an independent against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has represented San Francisco in Congress since 1987.

"The country is ripe for a change," said Sheehan, who spoke at a podium with her son's photograph attached to it. "It's going to start right here and right now."

Sheehan admitted she has no funds for a campaign, but planned to immediately get started raising money. Without giving further specifics, Sheehan said she wouldn't accept money from corporations and would run on a platform of universal health care. Sheehan said she also wants to make college affordable and improve ethics in the legislative and executive branches.

"At the moment, facing a well-funded, powerful incumbent without party support, the odds against Cindy appear insuperable," [Daniel] Ellsberg said. "But we plan to change that."

HOOOOO RAHHH! Good For You Cindy Sheehan The Good People of San Francisco deserve a lot better then that lying phony money and power crazy looney toons mental midget village idiot smirking jet set sell out yellow coward gutless wonder little weasel loser Democrat jet set Madame Speaker Nutty Nancy Pelosi! I hope you kick that creepy smirking Nancy Pelosi rotten butt real good!