Posted on 11/29/2006 7:36:36 AM PST by areafiftyone
Sources close to outgoing Maj. Leader Bill Frist tell the Hotline that Frist has decided not to run for President.
He will make a formal announcement this afternoon, the sources said.
Frist made the decision in recent days after consulting family, friends and advisers.
I would think that everyone would agree with you. I do. But do you honestly think he had the "right stuff" to be a president in today's world?...
I dont think he does and at the same time I don't know what that "quality" is exactly... but I'll know when I see it. I don't think McCain, Guliani or ever Rodney have that quality either. We'll see :)
good
Assuming he only wants to be for four more years. TN Governors are limited to 2 consecutive 4-year terms.
Very well said, I agree 100%!!!
He was better than Lott and that is not saying much.
Wet noodle vs Wet spagetti
Good. I would never vote for him. One down and ??? to go?
Good. I would never vote for him. One down and ??? to go?
I coulda used a little more cowbell.
He saw the handwriting on the wall. President Bush's pick for majority leader was a huge disappointment.
He is a medical first, a doctor without a spine, but I guess it fits he was in a spineless party.
Americans: Kerry Least Likeable Dem, Frist Least Likeable Republican...
Quinnipiac University | Posted November 27, 2006 09:28 PM
AP
A Quinnipiac University "Thermometer Poll" was released Monday. The poll asks respondents to rank the warmth of their feelings for a particular politican on a scale of 0-100.
The top three and bottom three politicans in the ranking are listed below;
Bottom three:
18) Sen. Bill Frist - 41.5
19) Sen. Harry Reid - 41.2
20) Sen. John Kerry - 39.6
Top three:
1) Rudolph Giuliani - 64.2
2) Sen. Barack Obama 58.8
3) Sen. John McCain 57.7
Full List:
1) Rudolph Giuliani - 64.2.
2) Sen. Barack Obama 58.8
3) Sen. John McCain 57.7
4) Condoleezza Rice - 56.1
5) Bill Clinton - 55.8
6) Sen. Joseph Lieberman - 52.7
8) John Edwards - 49.9
9) Sen. Hillary Clinton - 49
10) N.M. Gov. Bill Richardson - 47.7
11) Sen. Joseph Biden 47
12) Nancy Pelosi 46.9
13) Gov. Mitt Romney - 45.9
14) Former VP Al Gore - 44.9
15) President George Bush - 43.8
16) Sen. Evan Bayh - 43.3
17) Newt Gingrich - 42
18) Sen. Bill Frist - 41.5
19) Sen. Harry Reid - 41.2
20) Sen. John Kerry - 39.6
Well that's interesting...considering that, maybe Frist isn't a bad idea. We can assume Harold Ford will be the Democrat.
Regards, Ivan
Haley Barbour?
I think we need to retire the Bush name for a few years...or decades
Mark Sanford is the best out of the lot of Governors. He could legitimately claim that he would restore fiscal probity to Washington. The problem is that we have no visibility on ANY Republican governor running at the moment. No exploratory campaigns, nothing.
Regards, Ivan
Nice guy, poor Senate leader.
Frist is at least as media-savvy as is George Bush, and he is a more dedicated conservative, imho, when one looks across the board.
I'm a constant supporter of George Bush.
I don't think either of them have the ability to speak to the people over the heads of the media.
Gingrich might have that.
Billy lost the nomination back when he caved on the judges
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