Doctor Frist Presumes

First remote diagnosis by videotape, now legal analysis by rectal extraction. The man is so far up Dubya's ass he can see Jeff Gannon's feet. Shame on shameless, soulless Frist. Wait, that won't work--he's shameless. OK, then may his sentence in hell be to have every kitten he ever skinned come back as a sabretooth tiger. Each one with a degree in heart surgery.

Think Progress

Today, on CBS’s Face the Nation, host Bob Schieffer pressed Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) about his views on Bush’s illegal NSA surveillance program. Frist, who famously flaunts the fact that he holds a medical degree, tried but failed to showcase some of his legal knowledge with respect to the program.

FRIST: I believe the program – I know the program is constitutional – that it is legal –

SCHIEFFER: Alright, let me just stop you, and let me just get back to the question that I asked you. Since you know all about it, as you’re one of the 8 who knows more about it than the others, do you think that the whole situation needs to be brought under the control of the court? Do you think we either need new laws to do that or do you think it’s ok to just keep going as you’re going?

FRIST: … Does it have to be thrown over to the courts, going back to the question you just asked? I don’t think so. I personally don’t think so.

SCHIEFFER: You don’t think that the court needs to issue a court order before they do that?

FRIST: No.

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