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Capitol Feud: A 12-Year-Old Is the Fodder
New York Times ^ | October 10, 2007 | DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

Posted on 10/09/2007 10:50:50 PM PDT by icwhatudo

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 — There have been moments when the fight between Congressional Democrats and President Bush over the State Children’s Health Insurance Program seemed to devolve into a shouting match about who loves children more.

So when Democrats enlisted 12-year-old Graeme Frost, who along with a younger sister relied on the program for treatment of severe brain injuries suffered in a car crash, to give the response to Mr. Bush’s weekly radio address on Sept. 29, Republican opponents quickly accused them of exploiting the boy to score political points.

Then, they wasted little time in going after him to score their own.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: frost; schip
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To: icwhatudo
Nancy Pelosi's Baltimore connections.
Born as Nancy D'Alesandro in Baltimore, Pelosi inherited her family's political tradition. Her father, Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr., was the ward boss for Baltimore's Little Italy ward, then a city councilman and five - term congressman before becoming Baltimore mayor from 1947 through 1959.

Later, her brother, Thomas D'Alesandro III, also became Baltimore's mayor, from 1967 to1971.


21 posted on 10/10/2007 2:00:32 AM PDT by syriacus (''You sit down. You've had your say, and now I'm going to have my say.'' H Dean to an Iowan, 1/2004)
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To: icwhatudo
...treatment of severe brain injuries suffered in a car crash...

Isn't that what auto insurance is for? Or did someone not have that either?

22 posted on 10/10/2007 2:51:11 AM PDT by eccentric (a.k.a. baldwidow)
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To: icwhatudo

I turned on MSNBC last night to try and catch some of debate. Keith Overbite was on doing his worst person in the world. Rush and Free Republic were given his worser person in the world award for this topic.


23 posted on 10/10/2007 4:24:45 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping that it will eat him last..)
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To: icwhatudo

Great work!


24 posted on 10/10/2007 4:25:58 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: icwhatudo

I guess that I’m the only one here who thinks you’re doing more harm than good.


25 posted on 10/10/2007 4:53:26 AM PDT by soupcon
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To: roses of sharon
Really sick the way Dims use children as human shields in their slander wars against Republicans, who are fathers and mothers too.

Even more sick and twisted are the parents of this child who went along with this shameless charade.....

26 posted on 10/10/2007 5:21:13 AM PDT by Thermalseeker (Thinking of voting Democrat? Wake up and smell the Socialism!)
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To: roses of sharon

“Sounds like the kid was asked to lie, just like grifters.”

He probably thinks it is true because he can’t believe his parents would lie to him and use him.


27 posted on 10/10/2007 7:07:30 AM PDT by Kirkwood
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So when Democrats enlisted 12-year-old Graeme Frost, who along with a younger sister relied on the program for treatment of severe brain injuries suffered in a car crash,

The assertion that these children would not have received treatment in the City of Baltimore without this financial backing makes my blood pressure go way up. Unless this family would have taken their children out of the hospital when the bills began to mount, the hospitals would have treated the children exaclty like children with private insurance or Medicaid coverage.

28 posted on 10/10/2007 7:38:01 AM PDT by maica (Where will Americans go for treatment, when we get a Canadian-style “free” healthcare system?)
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