"Democrats Recruit a 12-Year-Old to Combat Bush on Kids' Health"

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Democrats Recruit a 12-Year-Old to Combat Bush on Kids' Health

By Aliza Marcus
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Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) -- A 12-year-old boy who received life- saving care through U.S.-subsidized health insurance will speak for Democrats tomorrow in their response to President George W. Bush's weekly radio address.

Democrats chose Graeme Frost of Baltimore, instead of the lawmakers or governors who usually provide the party's Saturday- morning broadcast, to press what they see as a political advantage from Bush's vow to veto expansion of a kids' health- care program.

Congress is sending to Bush legislation, given final approval yesterday, that would add $35 billion over five years to the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Bush, who calls the measure a step toward ``federalization'' of health care, will veto the legislation even though Republican lawmakers in close re-election campaigns will come under pressure if they stand by him, Bush press secretary Dana Perino said today.

``No doubt that it's difficult, especially politically'' when ``there are advertisements running in your district saying that you don't care about children, which is preposterous,'' Perino told reporters at the White House. ``They have to think about the principles here.''<snip>

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1. The young lad will out match and out class the bum. n/t