Frist to the mill

While we did enjoy seeing Trent Lott desperately trying to prove that his yearning for the happier days of seggregation and lynching didn't make him a racist (we especially liked his crawling on Black Entertainment Network), we were a bit concerned that his own party seemed to be keener to get him out than his supposed opponents.

And the initial report - that Bill Frist was closer to Bush - didn't entirely stop us sniffing an opportunity seized.

Now, Hilary Rosen is welcoming the appointment of Frist as head of the Senate Majority:

"He has a lot of friends in the industry."

We think what Rosen means is that he's bankrolled by the music industry. Oh, joy.