Iโ€™ve already cautioned against the โ€œthrow the bumsโ€ out language. (Scroll down.)

Iโ€™d be more interested in Fristโ€™s blogging if the Majority Leader had more leader-like language than: โ€œAs soon as the Senate returns in September, I will continue to fight to pass S. 2590 and other fiscal responsibility priorities.โ€ Youโ€™re, like, the leader, dude. You could afford to be a little bolder. (A blog post saying โ€œWe will pass x before the November elections. If we donโ€™t, Harry Reid will have some explaining to do.โ€ โ€” that would be news.)

A few kudos to Frist though โ€“ for being on board the database bill, which weโ€™ve editorialized in favor of, for recognizing Andrewโ€™s mood is a real one out there, for responding to Stuttaford โ€” something Tony (โ€œChamberlainโ€) Blair and Mike (โ€œNurseโ€) Bloomberg never have.