My point is that I think it very bad for anyone to use them as political pawns. First of all, they lack the education and experience to have an informed opinion. Thus, as I noted, they are "pawns."

Educating them about the evils and perils of the world has nothing to do with turning them into activists for their parents and teachers pet causes. Claiming otherwise is an obvious attempt to hide from the facts.

The current "mess" has nothing to do with children's health care. We had a program that covered those who needed it. What this is about is a huge expansion of a means tested program that would expand the program into the middle class, and have the poor in some states, say MS, pay for the health care of middle class children in NJ, NY, etc.

That is unfair, and will be rejected.

Worse, by interjecting such arguments about health care into the national discourse, it poisons the well of good will and common sense that says that the only thing that can be fair, and can work is a National Health Care program that is paid for by everyone.