Frist did not say anything like that. He did say that the nuclear option was STILL on the table. I am an extremist who is looking forward to the explosion.
That was indeed the tone of his remarks last night - basically one of "well, it's not what we wanted but we can't really do anything about it." I think he and his advisors spent the night mapping out some strategy for today once they realized that they had been had by the traitor RINOs.