[California Patriot]

He's right that it's a lousy spot from which to run for president. But Republican voters are also right to judge him partly, I would say mainly, by his Senate performance. And they will, and he'll get nowhere.

[Dark Skies]

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says his high-profile job is a "terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible" post for seeking the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.

And even worse for a feller who ain't cut from presidential timber.

[quantim]

No senators for president, period. Either party.

[Hi Heels]

"Frist Says Job Bad Spot to Seek Presidency"

Who wrote that? "Frist take woman by hair and eat dinosaur by mouth." eesh.

[Visalia]

Okay Repubs... question: Who is going to take Frist's place in the Senate? (if the senate stays Repub controlled).

[TomGuy]

Sounds like Frist is already making excuses in case he has a bad showing in the 08 primaries.

lol

[southernnorthcarolina]

There was a time -- a year or so ago -- when Senator Frist was my co-favorite (along with George Allen) for the 2008 Presidential nomination. I'm sure I was biased by his Tennessee and Vanderbilt connections (I'm a Vanderbilt grad, and Dr. Frist headed the Vanderbilt Hospital heart/lung transplant program, a unique and interesting resume for a Presidential aspirant). He has slipped significantly in my estimation, due to his spotty performance as Senate Majority Leader, but I'm not ready to write him off just yet.

I will agree with him that his current post is a big impediment to a run for the Oval Office. As far as I'm concerned, he could start his rehabilitation as a viable Presidential candidate by standing firm on immigration reform. If he makes even a partial political recovery in the last few months of his Senate position, he may set himself up to gain more ground while out of office in 2007-8.

Allen's my guy for now, but there's a long, long way to go, and it's wide open.

[sefarkas]

Frist makes me long for the "tax collector for the welfare state." At least in Dole's day it seemed that the Republican agenda prevailed, even though they were in the minority most of the time. Dr. Frist sickens me. The only cure would be for him to resign long before his term is over. The country would be ill-served with Frist in the White House.