Before giving too much gravitas to Mr. Frank's comments, it would be well to remember that that about 20 years ago Barney picked up a joy-boy named Steven Gobie. Being enamored of him, he set him up in his own apartment as his "aide and chauffer" on his own payroll, although Gobie said that was just a cover story to fool his probation officer. He also used his influence as a Congressman to fix a number of parking tickets Mr. Gobie had been issued and also to write a fraudulent letter of recommendation to his probation officer. Only after it was made public that Mr. Gobie was operating a prostitution ring out of Congressman Frank's apartment (a situation that Mr. Gobie said the Congressman was aware of) that he was forced to move out. Meanwhile Mr. Frank, as then chairman of the House Judiciary Sub-committee, was turning down the late John Tower's nomination for a Cabinet post for being, among other things, a "womanizer". I guess Barney felt that being a "manizer" shouldn't disqualify you from government service.
So anything Congressman Frank tells you should be taken with a very large grain of salt...