I'm extremely critical of Frist, but he simply can't do this thing right now and he knows it. He needs 51 senators on the Hill at all times during a filibuster, or else they'll fail a quorum call and automatically adjourn.
They'll wait until McConnell is back and Bunning's wife is set. Then they'll go for eight days of nothing but Estrada.
Unless, of course, the war starts, in which case I think we'll get him through, no prob.
Thanks for the info, I hope Republicans will make the dems really carry out a round the clock fillibuster and somehow get the word out with President Bush's help from his bully pulpit!