Interesting response to Frist's problems.

TL: You can't extrapolate what one alleged leader or potential leader of this group says to Senator Bill Frist.

But you can extrapolate the Senator's views from the groups he chooses to visit.

Nice line though...it not only excuses Bill Frist but provides rhetorical cover for his cohort's neoconfederate organization appearances.

Immediately afterward George Stephanopolis asked Senator Lott a direct question. Watch the artful dodge:

GS: Do you believe Senator Schumer and other Democrats are using the filibuster against people of faith?

TL: People of faith have been abused, I don't think it's because of their faith.

GS: By whom?

TL: Ah, well, no, a lot of the nominees were men and women, or are men and women of strong faith, now, remember what I said, people of faith were abused, but not perhaps because of their faith., although people do get nervous about a pattern that sets in there, but here's the thing about Frist. As you said, Democrats have talked to church groups, uh, Bill Frist uh, in fact the Democrats so far have done a better job of describing what's at stake here with this filibustering of federal judges, Bill Frist is trying to activate and go everywhere he can, I think it's like Senator Schumer said, you ought to talk to any group, every group, anywhere, everywhere, every time you can. He ought to go, he ought to make his case, he should make it in a responsible way without questioning people's motives and I think he will.