Frist Says Job Bad Spot to Seek Presidency

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

Making it clear that a White House bid is all but certain, Frist said in an interview with The Associated Press that remaining in the Senate would make a presidential run impossible. Frist plans to step down when his second term ends this year.

"I know the perch not to even consider," he said. "That would be, for me, the United States Senate or being majority leader." Asked if trying to run a campaign from such a position would be difficult, he replied: "Terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible."

One of possibly a dozen Republicans interested in the GOP nomination, Frist said in the interview late Tuesday that once out of the Senate, "you'll see, as you do now, the real Bill Frist but unencumbered by having responsibilities of leading this body, which results in negotiated positions."
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Frist, a heart and lung surgeon, was the White House's choice for majority leader after the undoing of Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., whose favorable comments about Strom Thurmond's segregationist past cost him the leadership post in 2002.
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Frist still faces political and possibly legal obstacles.

He is under investigation for possible insider trading by federal authorities following his sale last year of stock in the hospital chain HCA Inc., which his family founded. Frist has said he did nothing wrong.

More: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060330/ap_on_go_co/republicans2008

Hmmm... I personally would think being under investigation and facing indictments would be a worse position than the office actually held, but hell, what do I know?

[Olney Blue]

1. I hope we run against Frist.

[rodeodance]

13. so do I. showing him doing the video diagnosis over and over.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

2. Yeah, it sure is tough being Willie.

My gums bleed for him.

[fooj]

3. How about trying to run a campaign from behind iron bars?

Asshole.

[onehandle]

4. What a p*ssy.

Which makes him prime Republican Presidential material.

Chick...chick...chickenhawk.

[WhiteTara]

5. this way when he's hauled off for securities

fraud, they won't handcuff him on the senate floor. That would surely ruin his chances a presidential bid.

[rpannier]

6. But you forget

This investigation is politically motivated. Ask any puke, they'll tell you that. If he wasn't the Republican Leader there would be no investigation -- they'll tell you that too. So that's why it's worse.

[DemonFighterLives]

7. Dumbass

Nobody needs a video to diagnose what is wrong with this fool.
God save this country! It would be wonderful if he got the stupido republican nomination though, but even the wingnuts are not that stupid. Frist holds the winning position for Stupidest fool ever.
:freak:

[GreenArrow]

8. "negotiated positions"

Since when has that fake POS ever negotiated in good faith on anything?

[jaysunb]

9. Maybe he could run against Dean...

You know, a Doctor to Doctor race. :evilgrin:

[muntrv]

11. You mean

quack (Frist) to doctor race.

[jaysunb]

19. heh heh !

well said :toast:

[Poiuyt]

10. I strongly support Bill "Cat Killer" Frist to be the Republican nominee

[pacalo]

12. They really can't see themselves, can they?

Listening to him, you'd think he had a great chance to move into the White House in '08. Totally clueless.

[Teaser]

14. That is a crappy crappy headline

nt

[NYC Liberal]

15. Translation: "I have no chance in hell of winning so I won't even try."

[Media_Lies_Daily]

16. Buh-bye, Frist...you lame quack.

[zreosumgame]

17. No, Bill no that is not it

it is not the JOB, it the way you have F'ed up the job you HAVE!

[0007]

18. How come we never heard of Bill Frist's legal obstacles anymore?

Has that all been settled.

[bluestateguy]

20. Too late. He already has a 12 year voting record

Start the ads:

"In 1997 Bill Frist voted...

"In 2003 Bill Frist voted...

"In 2005 Bill Frist voted...