"While we understand the interest our family's tragedy will attract given the unique circumstances, we ask that our privacy be respected during our time of grief, " Taber-Thomas said.
In addition to recent poll data showing George W. Bush ahead with security moms, their sentiments were much in evidence in focus groups conducted this summer by Family Security Matters - a new organization the Center for Security Policy has helped founder Carol Taber create to speak to, and for, such women.