It’s Official: Frist Will Not Run For Governor of Tennessee In 2010
Posted on January 4, 2009 at 5:27 pmKen Whitehouse reports. The full statement:
“For 12 years, I had the tremendous honor of representing the interests of more than six million Tennesseans in the U.S. Senate. I pledged in 1994 to serve two terms and then, consistent with being a ‘citizen legislator,’ return to my childhood home in Nashville. After honoring my word, my wife Karyn and I, along with our three boys, returned to private life as active members of Tennessee’s civic and business communities.
“After significant reflection and conversations with loved ones, I have decided to remain a private citizen for the foreseeable future. I will, however, continue serving the people of Tennessee.
“My long-standing efforts both as a doctor and policymaker to improve access to quality, affordable health care throughout our state will carry on. I will also launch a statewide, nonpartisan, grassroots education initiative to improve K-12 education in Tennessee late this month.
“I will never enjoy a privilege greater than serving the people of Tennessee. I know the citizens of our great state will identify a tremendous leader to serve as our next governor, and I stand ready to assist in any way that benefits Tennessee.”
PREVIOUSLY: ‘Nooga website reports Frist will not run.
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8 Responses to “It’s Official: Frist Will Not Run For Governor of Tennessee In 2010”
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“My long-standing efforts .. to improve access to quality, affordable health care throughout our state will carry on.
Wow, talk about your alternate reality speak. If only the good doctor could have been in a position to do something about the 45,000+ Tennesseeans who lost their healthcare when TennCare crumbled. Or all of the children in this state and around the country who are uninsured.
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[...] Bill Frist ain’t running for governor. I don’t feel like anybody can get too terribly upset about this. Frist has clout, yes, but remains perpetually conjoined with Elizabeth Dole in my mind, from their illustrious days riding piggyback on George W. Bush’s shoulders at the State of Union addresses. Frist might have offered the slightly moderate, senatorial courtesy model Bredesen tumpets around, but nothing original for Tennessee. [...]
Well sure SoBeale, he bent over backwards to make sure that Terri Schiavo got the best care possible. He was even able to diagnose her via a ten-year old video!
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