Frist was on Hannity yesterday and stated emphatically and directly that he had no part in the deal and was very dissatified with it. I believe he will do his best to get all the Judges to the floor of the Senate for an up or down vote. I believe if the Demos filibuster (and they already have done so on Bolton) then he will push to change the rules.
You have more faith in Frist than I do. I think his "handling" of this situation led directly to the fiasco that occurred the other evening. Frist hasn't got the...intestinal fortitude...to stand up to a paper bag.
Has Frist since denied this Fox report that he dispatched DeWine and Graham to cut the best deal possible? It's one thing to say, "I wasn't part of this deal," and quite another to have sent a couple of Senators into negotiations that he himself was not officially a party to.
I would think Frist would at least push for a real fillibuster after this fiasco, but he seems to be content on letting judges be denied a vote on the threat only.
I agree with you. A man called a local radio show here saying he had contacts in high places in DC. and would give the host the numbers to call to verify his story. His story being that Frist and the WH did not send Graham and DeWine to make the best deal possible. According to the caller, that story came from McCain's office, and McCain was trying to protect his friends from more harm since they seem to be the ones in so much trouble. Don't know if this is true, but I will check the host's website tomorrow and see if he has posted anything about this.
I agree. Something else. Lindsey Graham is so far up McCain's butt, President Bush would never have used Graham for this mission. And I saw clips of DeWine attending the McCain meetings days before Monday. I believe both Graham and DeWine were onboard with McCain, Bush and Rove would have known that, Frist too, so it doesn't pass the "make sense test" that Bush or Frist would trust them to cut a deal.
Think back. Immediately after the compromise was announced, Graham was euphoric! He looked positively giddy, even promising Chris Matthews, "just wait, look for this group to take on Social Security too".
Think back. Immediately after the compromise was announced, Frist looked shell-shocked. He may be a great surgeon, but he's not an actor. His gloom and doom demeanor was not an act.
Frist had been betrayed by McCain, and now we're finding out, lied to by Reid. My only questionsss: Did Spector leave town to avoid voting against Bolton? Or... Did Frist allow Spector to leave because he knew Spector would vote against cloture. (Spector was making a big deal out of keeping his vote secret.) Or, my thought..Did Frist allow Spector to leave because he was assured by Reid, that the Bolton vote would pass.
Mitch McConnell is responsible for counting the votes. Why haven't we heard from him?
Something makes me suspect that Frist and McConnell are saving up spit. If Reid lied to Frist, (I think it's clear he did), then Reid has broken the unpardonable Senate rule, lying to another senator. And this is the biggest joke of all. Democrats have said Republicans will destroy the senate if they go nuclear, but you know what? Reid has done that already, by lying to Frist.
Ken, could you provide the video link to DeWine being interviewed by Major Garrett? I can't find it.
As the leader of the Senate Frist should have stopped the RINO7 from ever making their sordid deal. His failure to provide strong leadership put us in this position. That's why I voted Frist as the person most responsible for this disgrace on the FR poll.