Frist and the Blind Trust

Josh Marshall has the scoop on Senator Frist's chief of staff who seems to have trouble answering a legitimate question by AP reporter Jonathan Katz about Fritz's blind trust:

Frist took questions for about 10 minutes on the Senate floor before the start of the day's session. Katz had one of the first questions, asking Frist about comments he made on Fox News Sunday that he had no idea what was in his trust. Frist looked irritated but answered generally, saying that even though Senate rules require him to provide the Ethics Committee letters about his trust, he "doesn't read them." There were a couple of attempts at followup questions but Frist then said he wouldn't take any more questions about his stock. He then went on to other issues. As we left the floor, Eric Ueland started berating Katz in a loud voice while still in the Senate chamber. It continued just outside the chamber...

Now if Frist has nothing to hide, you would think Ueland would handle Katz's questions in a professional manner. On the other hand, the Republican habit these days of behaving like a bully seems a convenient way of avoiding the touchy problem of answering embarrassing questions.