The blushing bride (or groom, take your pick),
the Spanker of the House, and their special friend
Posted on 04/16/2012 9:51:24 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) plans to marry his longtime partner in July, which will make him the first member of Congress in a same-sex marriage.
“I think it’s important that my colleagues interact with a married gay man,” Frank said in an interview with New York magazine published online Sunday.
Frank, who plans to retire from Congress this year after 16 terms, became the first openly gay member of Congress in 1987. Frank announced in January his plan to marry longtime partner Jim Ready. The marriage will take place in Massachusetts, one of the six states that have legalized gay marriage.
“I do think, to be honest, if I was running for reelection, I might have tried to put the marriage off until after the election, because it just becomes a complication,” Frank said in the interview. “But I did want to get married while I was still in office.” He called the ability to do so before he retires an “unintended benefit.”
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I can’t wait to see the guest list...
I think you have the right idea. There is obviously some benefit to be gained by getting married while in office. It has something to do with pensions and other benefits. I wonder if there has been some other legislation that has weakened DOMA in that regard.
Or their gift registry at Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Nausea!
The blushing bride (or groom, take your pick),
the Spanker of the House, and their special friend
Barney Frank is a member of the House of Reprehensibles.
Not for love. Not for a life long commitment. Not to raise children in a healthy loving environment. No. To shove it in the faces of the country's elected representatives, and thereby in all our faces.
I am sure the mental image of Frank and his "partner" buggering each others hairy asses in a "marriage" will seem important to his colleagues ...
May they get divorced within 5 years.
Who’s going to give away the “bride”? Maybe President Hussein could do the honors.
so any congressman republican that attends is exposed as a rino.
so any congressman republican that attends is exposed as a rino.
After what Frank did to Fannie and the banking industry many are now also alone, old and on the streets.
Aren't you missing an apostrophe in that sentence.
He just didn’t want to leave his friend's behind.
Well, who’s the pitcher and who’s the catcher here?
Well, at least something will be important to them. The public welfare clearly is not.
Fudge Buddys for life.....so touching.
I wonder if they will hang the bedsheets off the balcony the next morning?
He needs to thank “conservative” Mitt Romney for making his “marriage” in Massachusetts possible.
he just wants the insurance benefits...
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