Cindy Sheehan

may have made herself a popular antiwar figure, but her relatives are pissed off at her.

At the beginning, I thought she was sincere and still think that to a degree, but now I think she is hopelessly out of her depth when it comes to political issues.

Some can even argue she has exploited her son's death for political and monetary gain:

But there are signs Sheehan is not the same person who stumbled into the national limelight last year. In addition to an aide who handles her media, she now has an agent who arranges paid lectures--most of them a platform to speak out against the war.

An anti-war book is slated for release next month, and she recently purchased 5 acres of land in Crawford, Texas, to ensure protests outside Bush's ranch continue. Sheehan used a portion of her son's life insurance funds to buy the land, the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram reported.

Sheehan turns circumspect when asked to share the financial details of her work, such as who pays for the dozens of hotel rooms, airline tickets and meals for her and her sister Dede Miller--who often travels with her.

"Supporters," she answers. And, she pays for some of it. "My expenses are low," Sheehan adds.