For starters, the President has already spoken to the woman one on one in the white house shortly after her son was killed. After the meeting she initially spoke highly of the President.

Some time after, her story changed. She decided that she was completely against the President, and has made no statement why she has changed her mind completely on the issue. I frankly don't buy the "I was grieving and in shock at the time, now I'm just grieving and have recovered from the shock" line. I know people who have been killed and wounded in Iraq, and still haven't changed my core beliefs on the issue.

Should he speak with her again? Yes, please show her to be the media whore she truly is. In an interview with Kieth Oberman (MSNBC), she stated that she didn't want the President to speak with her at this point becase it would defuse the issue.

Somehow in all this, the media has forgotten that SPC Sheehan has other family members who are highly incensed at the path she has chosen. The media has ignored the fact that the current "spontaneous protest" is anything but spontaneous, but was set up with assistance from Moveon.org and other groups.

As far as criticising the President for being on vacation for a month, name any office besides POTUS that "being on vacation" means doing everything you would normally do at the office, but just doing it from your home instead of from the office. All his staff and communications gear go with him wherever he goes. There is no "vacation" from being Commander in Chief, just the same things to deal with in a different venue.