Sumo Merriment

Not the triumphant ending he envisioned...
Mr. Frist, a Tennessee Republican who bid the Senate farewell on Thursday after four years as majority leader, is departing with his party’s majority in last month’s elections and his presidential hopes dashed against some questionable political calculations, legislative missteps and uncertainty about his own drive for another campaign.

There was significant pomp as Mr. Frist made his goodbye, and potent symbolism as well. He was preceded into the chamber by Vice President Dick Cheney, representing the White House that helped install him in the leadership job in 2002 and was seen as holding strong influence over him. Then came Speaker Dennis Hastert, the leader of the House, where corruption and gridlock helped spell the end of Republican control.

Yeah, Frist was in good company that's for sure. He blended in well with his Republican cronies...even to the point of maintaining a brain dead woman indeed had a future left in her once she came out of her coma. Ah...those were the days before he was driven out of office and saw his 2008 bid for the White House fall before his very eyes. Sweet! But there are always lessons in this life to be learned...and Dr. Frist got his PHD handed to him today.

So now that he is leaving the hallowed halls of politics...he knows in his heart of hearts that his Fearless Leader will continue on with their former agenda...and it goes a little something like this...


cross-posted @ Blanton's & Ashton's

Thanks to Omnipotent Poobah for the Fancy Frist link

Posted by sumo on Friday, December 08, 2006 at 12:04 AM | Permalink Return to Top