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The cast of characters spearheading the health care debate in Congress doesn"t contain all of the usual suspects. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C, arrived in the spotlight last week after comparing "the president"s health-care fight to Napoleon Bonaparte"s final defeat," the Washington Post reports. Since then, he has been "sharpening his opposition to President Obama"s attempt to overhaul the health-care industry. The Republican has used fiery rhetoric to create a sense of urgency on the matter, making himself a champion of conservatives in the process." Though Republican leaders in Congress have distanced themselves from DeMint, conservatives, like those at the Heritage Foundation, have warmed to his protests (Rucker, 7/28). Meanwhile on the other side of the aisle, Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., has taken a central role in the health care debate as the acting chairman of the Senate health committee (Sen. Ted Kennedy, the chairman, is fighting brain cancer). The Vibra Pro Slim vibration machine
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