I don't know how much Cesar is aware of regarding his father's death. I would like to be a fly on the wall during this conversation. Imagine Cesar walking in to meet Bush, and he says the following, "Mr. President, I'm glad you gave me the time to see you today. Because of this White House's policies regarding the environmental impact of 9/11, people like my father have become sick and died, and many more are going to join them. Either you give them the help that they need, or I am going to go public, and you are going to look very bad. Have a nice day." - Jon

Bush 'Hopeful' of Meeting with Son of Dead NYPD Cop
Former NYPD officer Cesar Borja died Jan. 23. He had been fighting a sever lung disease, which his family believes he contracted by working at Ground Zero. His son attended the President's State of the Union.

Source: myfoxny.com

Created: Monday, 29 Jan 2007, 8:53 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said late Monday that President Bush might meet in two days with a New York college student whose father recently died from what some believe was a Sept. 11-caused illness.

"The president is hopeful that a meeting can be arranged when he is in New York this week," White House spokesman Alex Conant said.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., had asked Bush on Monday to meet with Ceasar Borja Jr., the son of a Sept. 11 police officer who died last week after a long battle with lung problems. She made her request in a letter two days before the president is scheduled to visit New York for a speech to the Association for a Better New York.

The senator's letter centers on the case of former New York Police Department Officer Cesar Borja. The 52-year-old died Jan. 23 just as his 21-year-old son was preparing to attend Bush's State of the Union address.

The young man was Clinton 's guest at the speech.

Just hours after learning of his father's death due to pulmonary fibrosis, the younger Borja decided to go ahead and attend the speech as a way to honor his father and bring attention to those who are still sick many years after working at the demolished World Trade Center site.

A day after the speech, he publicly asked for a meeting with the president to tell him about the health problems of ground zero workers.

Clinton, a presidential contender, wrote to Bush urging him to agree to meet Borja.

"While you are in New York City , I ask that you accept the request of Ceasar Borja Jr. to meet with you," she wrote, calling the son "one of so many whose lives have been changed by the devastating health effects of 9/11."

The senator, who has offered legislation that would pay $1.9 billion for health care treatment for sick Sept. 11 workers, said Borja's case is one example of the needs of many more ground zero responders.