From an article on MSNBC:

To the GOP, Frist at the helm of the Senate is a dream ending to the Lott nightmare. The Tennessean is a symbol of the New South, in stark contrast to Mississippi’s Lott, who reeks of the Old Confederacy. Frist, 50, is the golden boy of modern Southern Republican politics. President Bush loves him; he’s smart, moderate and the likely GOP presidential candidate in 2008. A former heart surgeon, he has the ability to reach way beyond traditional Republican constituencies. He travels to Africa each year to treat AIDS patients and is so good in the empathy department that he rivals Bill Clinton when it comes to feeling other people’s pain. He is also indefatigable. One morning last week, he was at the National Zoo performing cardiac exams on the gorillas and baboons.

This resonates with a line I heard on KGO today: "If Frist didn't exist, Tom Clancy would have to invent him".

You haven't been too complimentary about Lott in the past, Tom--didn't you call him a "boob" more than once? Relax, accept the inevitable, and take comfort that perhaps the GOP will do a lot better with Frist as ML than with Lott.

I know I won't [ ;-) ]...

--Robert