Governor in 2010? Many in the audience were thinking “Governor Frist,” as former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist presented his take on the political landscape to the Nashville Republican Women’s Club.
“We are just four legislative seats away from (winning) the Tennessee House speaker’s post for first time in 40 years,” Frist reminded his hearers. He lauded Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey’s election last year to preside as the first Republican Senate Speaker in 140 years.
In asking a question, Metro Councilman Eric Crafton said what others were thinking when he nearly addressed Frist as “governor.” The former U.S senator has been widely mentioned as a frontrunner for the state house. Frist did not disclose his intentions, saying only that it is “very important to the future of the state to see that we elect a Republican governor in 2010.”
Familiar with the corridors of power in Washington after serving 12 years in the U.S. Senate, Frist praised the leadership of George W. Bush and the Republican Party for bringing forward innovative, bold solutions. A practicing physician, Frist highlighted the historical $15 billion in aid President Bush has pledged to fight HIV/AIDS, calling it the largest amount ever allotted to fight a single disease.
Frist, a superdelegate to the Republican Convention, predicted that “John McCain will be the president of the United States,” but said “(Republicans) are not gaining control of the (U.S.) Senate and House.”
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Governor Frist sounds good to a lot of people who respect and admire this good man. I for one can't wait for 2010.
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