12,678 votes were cast in Hugh Hewitt's Thanksgiving weekend presidential straw poll. Guess how many votes Bill Frist got? 78.

Hugh Hewitt is somewhat amazed at this. I am not. Bill Frist - The Great and Unabashed Accommodator of Democrats - has seen his 2008 hopes dwindle to a level beyond embarassment. Republicans view him as someone who has neither the inclination nor the ability to put up a credible and consistent fight against obstructionist and disingenious Senate Democrats for the causes that the rank and file truly care about.

The party faithful who really pay attention to these things, who read the blogs and blog themselves, and who will have great influence over who ultimately emerges as the standard bearer in 2008, have been watching, and they are - to understate the matter - less than impressed with Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.