Barney Frank will not seek reelection in 2012

[j-mac]

US Representative Barney Frank, the state’s highest-profile congressman and one of the nation’s leading liberal voices as one of its first openly gay elected officials, has decided not to seek reelection next year.

Barney Frank will not seek reelection in 2012 - Politics - The Boston Globe

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na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, good bye!!!!!!


j-mac

 

[apdst]

Another rat jumping off the sinking ship.

He's the first since the mid-terms, I believe and no doubt he's not the last over the next several months.

 

[OscarB63]

There is a God!

na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, good bye!!!!!!


j-mac

now he can devote more time to his pursuit of gay sex with underage boys

 

[Erod]

Few have done so much harm to this nation as Barney Frank.

Benedict Arnold, Tokyo Rose, the Rosenburgs, Jane Fonda.........he's somewhere in there.

 

[j-mac]

I think in light of this that Frank should be scrutinized closer. IOW, why now is this particular rat jumping ship? He needs to be investigated.


j-mac

 

[soccerboy22]

I think in light of this that Frank should be scrutinized closer. IOW, why now is this particular rat jumping ship? He needs to be investigated.


j-mac

It is because of the way they restructured his district. This news actually isn't all that surprising.

 

[j-mac]

It is because of the way they restructured his district. This news actually isn't all that surprising.

Interesting that after all he has achieved in the liberal scheme of things, and now all of the sudden he packs it in? Funny how after a book outlining how these rats scammed the system comes out, he gets out. He is a crook, and should be investigated, by an independent entity.

j-mac

 

[jambalaya]

Good to hear. The more of these long termed corrupt politicians that get replaced the better.

 

[MaggieD]

I think in light of this that Frank should be scrutinized closer. IOW, why now is this particular rat jumping ship? He needs to be investigated.


j-mac

You can bet it has something to do with his Campaign War Chest, that's for sure.

 

[Erod]

It's gonna be hard for him to use the old "I'd like to spend more time with my family" excuse. LOL

This guy is a lifer, so this is not because he wants to step down. He's running from the boogeyman.

 

[American]

It's Massachussetts, they'll replace him with another lefty.

 

[AdamT]

Good luck, Barney. We will certainly miss him as a very smart man, an effective legislator, and one of the few Democrats in Washington was not afraid to pull his punches when calling the conservatives on their bullsh*t.

 

[solletica]

There is a God!

na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, good bye!!!!!!


j-mac

Frank is hardly broken up about it. He got to be a Congressman for a very long time, and his successor won't be Conservative, either.

MA is an educated (i. e. democratic) state so the typical "bomb the Arabs, bash the gays, regulate the womb, run up military deficits" right wing nut job won't win his seat.

 

[OscarB63]

Good luck, Barney. We will certainly miss him as a man, a legislator, and one of the few Democrats in Washington was not afraid to pull out when he was butt-raping young boys and interns.

corrected for accuracy

 

[American]

Good luck, Barney. We will certainly miss him as a very smart man, an effective legislator, and one of the few Democrats in Washington was not afraid to pull his punches when calling the conservatives on their bullsh*t.

You think Barney will read this? :lamo

 

[j-mac]

Good luck, Barney. We will certainly miss him as a very smart man, an effective legislator, and one of the few Democrats in Washington was not afraid to pull his punches when calling the conservatives on their bullsh*t.

So, divisive = smart to you eh? Explains much.


j-mac

 

[solletica]

It's Massachussetts, they'll replace him with another lefty.

Depends on what kind of "lefty." Cafe liberalism* is on its way out in MA. MA is now mostly independents who prefer classical (real) liberals.

* - a political bent involving taking stances on popular social issues (i. e. abortion, domestic partnerships) that are the opposite of those taken by most Conservative voters, with the intent of appealing to non-Conservatives, while simultaneously supporting the exact same pro-establishment military/foreign policies and taxpayer-funded subsidies as their GOP counterparts. Members of this "movement" are obama, clintons, etc.

 

[Erod]

Frank is hardly broken up about it. He got to be a Congressman for a very long time, and his successor won't be Conservative, either.

MA is an educated (i. e. democratic) state so the typical "bomb the Arabs, bash the gays, regulate the womb, run up military deficits" right wing nut job won't win his seat.

Ah, yes, the party of education. LOL

I love how you guys gather at the coffee house every day to tell each other how smart you are, then go back to work for your Republican bosses.

 

[solletica]

corrected for accuracy

Barney only engaged in consensual* sex. Butt-raping, etc. was primarily the domain of GOPers like mark foley.

* - rush limbaugh hasn't yet taught his GOP flock this term, so they don't know what it means.

 

[solletica]

Ah, yes, the party of education. LOL

I love how you guys gather at the coffee house every day to tell each other how smart you are, then go back to work for your Republican bosses.

I am not a cafe liberal (see definition above).

 

[OscarB63]

Barney only engaged in consensual* sex. Butt-raping, etc. was primarily the domain of GOPers like mark foley.

* - rush limbaugh hasn't yet taught his GOP flock this term, so they don't know what it means.

ah, so it's OK to **** young boys up the butt if they consent. thanks for clearing that up and, as usual....thanks for playing

 

[American]

Depends on what kind of "lefty." Cafe liberalism* is on its way out in MA. MA is now mostly independents who prefer classical (real) liberals.

* - a political bent involving taking stances on popular social issues (i. e. abortion, domestic partnerships) that are the opposite of those taken by most Conservative voters, with the intent of appealing to non-Conservatives, while simultaneously supporting the exact same pro-establishment military/foreign policies and taxpayer-funded subsidies as their GOP counterparts. Members of this "movement" are obama, clintons, etc.

:lamo OMG, you didn't just try to tie classical liberalism to Clinton and Obama.

 

[OscarB63]

:lamo OMG, you didn't just try to tie classical liberalism to Clinton and Obama.

my momma always used to say "stupid is as stupid does"

 

[winston53660]

Ah it is good to see the hyperbolic ranting hasn't ended :mrgreen:

 

[solletica]

:lamo OMG, you didn't just try to tie classical liberalism to Clinton and Obama.

I didn't. Apparently conservatives are unfamiliar with the use of the * symbol