This issue was born back in July, when Dick Cheney was sent to the Senate to strong arm the Republican caucus into rejecting the amendments. Apparently, his efforts were not enough. But now likely 2008 candidate (and likely inside stock trader) Bill Frist is put in the awkward position of blocking a defense authorization bill -- something that has been passed annually for four decades.
With Bush's approval ratings at record lows, Frist under investigation, and the 78-year-old Warner likely retiring at the end of this term, there's really nothing stopping him from fighting Frist tooth and nail on this. And that's essentially what's he's vowing to do, saying "Sure as I'm standing on this floor right here, we're gonna have that bill up" for debate in the Senate.
If Frist tries to make a run for President in 2008, this is a message no one will forget. Frist is little more than Bush's marginally effective errand boy, unwilling even to stand up for a simple principle like torture is bad if it means rubbing the White House the wrong way.
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