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Barney Frank and the cult of brash bosses

By Ben Harris · December 1, 2011 With the announcement this week that Barney Frank will not be running again for Congress, reporters have felt free to review a less savory part of Frank's legacy. Frank was kind of a jerk, and everyone knew it. Barney Frank has announced his retirement. The liberal Democrat will [...]

The Always Quotable, Not Perfect Gentleman From Massachusetts

As you know by now, longtime Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank will be retiring from the House of Representatives, opting to forego a post-redistricting reelection run next year for a career in writing and public policy advocacy In his three decades as member of the U.S. Congress, Representative Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) has been one of the [...]

Other Views: Barney Frank retires

Bryan Fischer of the hate group American Family Association said on his program yesterday that Barney Frank's coming out persuaded many men to 'dabble' in homosexuality and die of AIDS. Said Fischer: "This is not somebody to admire, Bryan Fischer of the hate group American Family Association said on his program yesterday that Barney Frank's [...]

Barney Frank, the Unretiring Character-Legislator, Retires: View

The world would have been a better place a lot faster had Barney Frank acted more like a blog and less like Fox News when his own community needed him the past three years. So spare us the false comparisons. By the Editors Tue Nov 29 18:44:50 GMT 2011 Comments Barney Frank announced yesterday that [...]

Barney Frank, author of Wall St reform, to retire

Nevertheless, I'd so much rather have a Congress full of Barney Franks than one full of Jay Rockellers. Frank will be missed (and I agree 1000% with howard about the epistemology of the political closet). Reply. Hogan says: Congressman Barney Frank will hold a press conference in Newton Monday to formally announce and answer questions [...]