Former Majority Leader Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) is seriously considering a gubernatorial run in Tennessee in 2010, possibly setting up a White House bid further down the road.

Sources in Washington and Tennessee say Frist, who will turn 55 next month, is leaning heavily toward a run for the governor’s office, where he could gain executive experience that might position him to try for the presidency in either 2012 or 2016.

“It’s a done deal,” said a source with knowledge of Frist’s plans.

The Hill

There is no way I would support Frist in a Presidential run after his abysmal performance as Senate Majority Leader.  Frist proved himself to have little to no spine whatsoever when it came to standing up for the pivotal issues of our party against the Democrats and the RINOs.  However, governor is a different road to walk down.  Being the chief executive of a fiscally and socially conservative state like Tennessee would probably garner him more cooperation in governing in a more conservative manner, unlike the conditions of that overstuffed hog farm we call the United State Senate.

If as governor Frist could prove to be effective, then he may be able to escape from his legacy of being partly responsible for the Republican loss of the Senate.  The American public does tend to have a short political memory after all.