[dforest]

Every pond has its scum. OH man....I am sorry...

[divine_moment_of_facts]

nobody knew whether Barney was going to wind up in Congress or in jail"

Right.. They knew he'd be a criminal though!

[OneWingedShark]

I have a question: What’s the difference between the mafia and Congress?

Possible Answer: The mafia at least has a sense of honor. [/cynic]

[pennboricua]

wonder if they modeled the Soprano, leather chap wearing mafioso after Barney?

[surfer]

Why isn’t this surprising?

He ran a prostitution ring from his DC townhouse...I wonder where he ran is gambling action?

[Mac from Cleveland]

He even had his own Mob nickname—Barney Sweet Cheeks

[ConservativeMind]

The Gay Mafia.

That’s a scary thought.

Protect your buttholes!

[mowowie]

Barney “The Fist” Frank?

[PGR88]

I bet the mob guys are sorry to see how he turned out.

[x]

Barney was always a pretty trashy guy.

But he was able to spin it right for his audience -- to say, I'm smart enough and rebellious enough not to have to care about the squares and their stupid rules (and so are you).

One of his posters early on had the caption, "Barney Frank: Neatness isn't Everything."

That worked alright for Barney with liberal Massachusetts voters for a long time.

But now that Barney's gotten old it's hard to miss his basic shabbiness -- moral and otherwise.

[darkangel82]

I wonder if he knows what the Mafia does to people like him.

[DogBarkTree]

Barney the Rump Ranger Chutney Ferret Frank.

[techcor]

he said. Sam Frank died at the age of fifty-three

Reminds me of a joke that ends "I left my heart in Sam Frank's disco".