WP: Possible Frist '08 Bid Splits Religious Right

[Pirate Smile]

Possible Frist '08 Bid Splits Religious Right
Absent Senator the Talk of 'Justice Sunday'

By Thomas B. Edsall
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 16, 2005; Page A02

NASHVILLE, Aug. 15 -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) was not present at Justice Sunday II, a televised gathering of major religious leaders in his home state to promote the Supreme Court nomination of John G. Roberts Jr., but he was on everyone's mind.

Just over two weeks ago, the prospective presidential candidate alarmed some leaders of the Christian right when he broke ranks with President Bush to announce support of expanded embryonic stem cell research, a stand viewed in many quarters of the antiabortion movement as permitting the taking of a human life.

Some religious leaders who spoke here were prepared to forgive Frist or to grant him the benefit of the doubt. Others, however, warned that he had crossed an important moral boundary and would face political consequences.

Until his July 29 speech on the Senate floor, Frist had been viewed as a solid ally of religious conservatives, building his likely presidential candidacy on a strategy of securing a solid base of support on the right. Frist had been the featured speaker at Justice Sunday I, calling for an end to filibusters of judicial nominees, but he did not attend Sunday's event.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/15/AR2005081501281.html

[barb162]

1. Well if he did become GOP candidate, what would the

fundies do? Vote for a Democrat? (NOT!) Start their own party with Alan Keyes as a candidate? (NOT!)

[A Simple Game]

3. Start their own party with Alan Keyes as a candidate?

Yes! Yes! Yes! Hopefully they would.

[barb162]

5. But since they know they will never win with that clown....

Yes, it would be nice for them to split off from the GOP and then the Democrats can sweep right in and grab the presidency.

[A Simple Game]

8. Well thank you, Miss Bubble Buster.

It's not like I have a nice dream all that often. LOL

[barb162]

11. Oh okay, the fundies are going to go with Alan Keyes, I promise

[guruoo]

6. They'll stay home

[Catch22Dem]

2. Their complete lack of understanding of what stem cells are

Is astounding. People are in lock-step without understanding what it is they are opposing. MorAns!!!

[davidinalameda]

4. what utter crap

if Frist is the nominee, the fundies won't abandon the Repukes

the only candidate that might cause them to abandon the Repukes is McCain and he doesn't need them to win the White House--maybe Rudy since he has a strong record on abortion and gay rights

[Robeson]

7. If he's the nominee, who else are they going to vote for?....

...answer: nobody else. They'll goose step to the booth, no matter who their candidate is. That article is a waste of ink to even pretend differently.

[aquart]

9. In the Hackett election (do I have the name right?) Rep voting was DOWN.

don't underestimate the possibility that they will sit it out. Maybe in church, praying.

[Robeson]

12. They'll line the buses up and take the church goers to the polls....

...They would be the last of the Repugs to NOT vote.

[leesa]

10. Excellent! Exactly what needs to happen. Let the ignorant fools implode

[The Sushi Bandit]

13. Fuck Frist in 08!