Posted on 04/28/2026 6:04:43 PM PDT by Red Badger
Former Rep. Barney Frank, a liberal icon who was a key architect of the landmark Wall Street regulations Democrats enacted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, has entered hospice care at his home in Maine. And as one of his last acts, he is preparing to release a book repudiating his party’s left flank.
A champion of liberal causes during his 32 years representing Massachusetts in the House, Frank says progressive Democrats have “embraced an agenda that goes beyond what’s politically acceptable.”
“Until we separate ourselves from that agenda, we don’t win,” he said in an interview Tuesday.
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Aids?
When you wose Bawney Fwank...
Good the pos homo f f i hope its slow and painful
Congestive heart failure................
I wonder where in Maine he lives. Got to be southern ME.
As I recall, wasn’t Barney Frank one of the legislators who pushed through the legislation which caused the 2008 financial crises?
Honestly, I thought he died 20 years ago. This is like learning Mike Dukakis is still alive or something.
IOW, pretend to not support the agenda in order to get elected, *then* implement the agenda, while simultaneously trying to jail (or assassinate) all opponents.
Would not wish congestive heart failure upon anyone. While there are more and better treatments, and we know some prevention, it is a fatal progressive disease that kills many each year. I had many symptoms of it for a while with a failing heart valve; they replaced the valve and the symptoms vanished. I consider myself lucky and graced by God with extra time to do more and better things on Earth.
Yes, I remember, after Barney Frank caused the financial crisis, 60 Minutes did a puff piece about him where Barney Frank clarified that he was EXACTLY the right guy to have in place to fix the crisis he just caused.
Dodd Frank bill was enacted in response to the 2008 crash.
As someone who had to live under his rule, I have always, and still do view him as a despicable reprobate.
I recall with anger his contemptuous dismissal of the state of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and his role in not only crushing any attempts at reform, but his doing so by injecting race and politics into it, leading to the crash of 2008.
I can’t find a single thing good to say about him, so I will just stop here. I hope he repents and finds Christ, but I don’t think he will.
Yes.
His age is eighty six. I’m sure it’s old age.
He went to Maine for hospice? Is that a Somalian hospice?
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