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I’d give her a one percent chance of being reelected if she takes Frank’s advice. Versus a zero percent chance of being reelected if she follows through on running in the GOP primary. So I guess his logic is sound. To be clear, he’s not recommending that she become a Democrat. Cheney wouldn’t do that since her policy preferences are almost totally misaligned with the other party. She’s anti-coup and pro-gay-marriage (belatedly) and that’s about where the common ground ends. What Frank wants is for Cheney to retain her conservative Republican identity but to bypass the primary by declaring herself...

Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people won two victories in the Supreme Court today. We expected the big one: the fourth in a series of opinions by Justice Anthony Kennedy—one of the last sitting Reagan appointees—vindicating our right to legal equality. The unexpected one was smaller in public impact but also significant: Justice Antonin Scalia’s disclaimer that he is not personally troubled by the fact that we can marry each other. After a series of opinions, speeches and public comments expressing his strong disapproval of us, vigorously defending society’s right to express this attitude in discriminatory public policies, Scalia begins...

Bartiromo Takes Frank to Task Over Lack of ’08 Financial Crisis Prosecutions • Frank: 'Individuals' should be prosecuted on Wall Street, will not say who Former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank (D., Mass.) advocated criminal prosecutions against “individuals” involved in the 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent collapse on Wall Street Friday on CNBC. Maria Bartiromo reacted incredulously to Frank’s refusal to name specific individuals who may have perpetrated criminal wrongdoing, accusing the former Congressman of playing populist politics by making specious allegations against the financial industry. Frank attempted to deflect the criticism by stating as Chair of House Financial Services...

Has your bank raised its fees or stopped offering free checking accounts in the last couple of years? If so, you can thank the regulatory boondoggle that is the Dodd-Frank financial law. Since its passage two years ago tomorrow, the number of large banks that offer free checking has declined sharply. In 2009, 96 percent of them offered free checking, but just 34.6 percent did in 2011. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) argued that their namesake would save America from another financial crisis—but most of the law’s provisions have little or no connection to the most...

Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank announced on Monday that he will not seek a 17th term in office. Sixteen other House Democrats have announced their retirements, along with six Republicans (who are all seeking higher office). The mass exodus of Democrats leaves political observers wondering if 2012 will be a bad year for President Obama’s party. But Frank, a liberal icon, blames Massachusetts redistricting rather than any national trend for hastening his departure. “I would have had to work very hard,” explained the congressman, who mustered just 54 percent of the 2010 vote. “I think I would have won, but I...

To celebrate the decision by this disgusting human being the not run again, let's celebrate in song. He and Maxine and others in the Black Caucus are the ones responsible for the collapse. Thanks, Bill Clinton, for your plan to make sure those who should be renters would get into homes with little or no down, no qualifying, no documentation. SING-ALONG = DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAERIE

House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said Friday that he would reintroduce legislative language next week that would require large financial institutions to pay for federal mortgage assistance programs. Frank said his bill would allow four federal mortgage programs that Republicans are working to eliminate this month to continue operating without threatening to increase the U.S. budget deficit and debt. He said his bill would be similar to language that he tried unsuccessfully to include in financial reform legislation last year. "I don't mean to demonize, but I think Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo, and the Bank...

When it comes to financial reform, before we know where we’re going, we need to find out where we’ve been. The government was intimately involved in the meltdown of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and Rep. Barney Frank was at the center of the scandal. The Obama administration has made clear that it’s setting its sights on another rush job, propaganda exercise to advancing the ruling class: financial regulatory reform. While there is no question that some smart and independent regulation is needed for Wall Street, giving more spending and power to a government that already has a too-big-to-fail mentality...

Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank says Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh is right that Capitol Hill's partisanship is getting out of control. But Frank says his fellow Democrat could do more to change that by staying in Congress and helping change the filibuster rule than by stepping out of public service.

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Should Be Eliminated, Frank Says By NICK TIMIRAOS And MICHAEL R. CRITTENDEN A top House Democrat on Friday said his committee was preparing to recommend "abolishing" mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and rebuilding the U.S. housing-finance system from scratch. "The remedy here is...as I believe this committee will be recommending, abolishing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in their current form and coming up with a whole new system of housing finance," said Rep. Barney Frank (D., Mass.), the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. His comments initially rippled through bond markets on concerns...

While I found the clip in a post at http://www.orlytaitzesq.com/, I posted the clip url of Frank because it is amazing to listen to. Barney Frank clearly states that "natural born" should not be a requirement to be president. There you have a glimpse into the Democrat's thinking.They certified Obama with the idea that they would argue the constitutional requirement for "natural born" which is that he should be born in the US and that his parents should also is no longer applicable.

Nothing succeeds like failure. Here's a press release from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition: Expansion of Community Reinvestment Act Would Promote Economic Security and Financial Inclusion for For ... whom? Can't you guys at least finish your titles? I'm imagine in your "Who? Whom?" equation, I'll end up a Whom, but I don't think the end of your sentence was going to be "for Steve Sailer's Family." So, what's in Barney's Bill, H.R. 1479, the "Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009"? - Extension of the CRA from mortgages to small business loans. - Inclusion of credit unions (my vague impression...

Barney Frank's track record as a financial analyst is, shall we say, mixed. The House Financial Services Chairman said for years that a collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would pose zero risk to taxpayers. For most people, a mistake of that magnitude would trigger introspection, if not humility. But not the sage of Massachusetts. He's cooking up another fantastic subsidy -- and like the last one, he swears taxpayers won't feel a thing. In his words, "it would cost the federal government zero." Uh oh. Mr. Frank believes state and local governments are paying too much when they...

All of the people should be executed with piano wire around their neck By Michelle Malkin  •  March 18, 2009 03:30 PM Update: Allah’s got video. Ditto what Allah says about Frank: “What a wretch.”I noted in the public flogging liveblogging below that Rep. Barney Frank rather flippantly dismissed the death threats against AIG executives.Edward Liddy read this threat, after which Frank smirked, “I am not persuaded:”All of the people should be executed with piano wire around their neck.I ahbor the AIG bailouts. I abhor the Hypocrites of High Indignation who enabled them.But when someone reads a threat like that, you do...

Barney Frank expects GOP to resist regulationsBy Jay Fitzgerald Sunday, January 4, 2009 - Updated 3h ago As chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Barney Frank had a busy 2008 - working with Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and others in an often desperate attempt to prevent a financial-system collapse. But there’ll probably be little respite in 2009 for Frank. The Newton Democrat is already setting ambitious goals for 2009: pushing for new regulations of the financial-services industry, bolstering affordable housing programs and passing consumer-protection laws. Frank - who became a national figure this...

Propping up ailing car companies is not what the government’s bailout for Detroit’s car makers is really about, says the man in the middle of the controversial plan.

This is a question that Josh Marshall asked at the main TPM web site. First, the idea that government is working as a nanny state making all our decisions. This is a standard conservative argument. I do not have a problem with it. Here is an excerpt of what Palin said yesterday about "Uncle Barmey Frank" yesterday http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2008/10/25/governor-palin-talking-about-congressman-barney-frank-and-the-wardrobe-controversy/ --------------------------------- That philosophy of government taking more, which is a misuse of the power to tax. It leads to government moving into the role of taking care of you and government and politicians and kind of moving in as the other half...

The popular NBC comedy show has been riding a ratings wave with Tina Fey’s dead-on impersonations of Sarah Palin, but SNL writers seem to draw the line with mocking Barney Frank, D-Mass, who chairs the powerful House Financial Services Committee that deals with banking and housing. Conservative blogs have been fuming this week since a sketch referencing Frank’s role in the subprime mortgage mess was yanked from NBC’s Web site Monday and re-posted with one of the most biting segments removed. In the sketch, a parody of a C-SPAN press conference, actors playing Frank, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President...

If you are one of the millions of conservatives who would like to see ultra-liberal Barney Frank out of Congress, you now have a good chance of achieving that – by supporting Chuck Morse who has obtained official ballot status in his campaign against Barney Frank. While Morse calls himself a "Romney-Bush Republican," he registered too late to formally become the Republican candidate and thus is running as an Independent. The Massachusetts Republican Party has given no indication that it intends to put up its own candidate to oppose Frank this year, which means Morse is essentially the de-facto Republican...

If you're a pessimist, watch out! The AP reported last Friday that if John Kerry is elected President, Rep. Barney Frank (D, Mass) might seek his Senate seat. If that's not enough, the only thing that could keep him from seeking a Senate seat is if the Democrats win back the majority in the House. A Democratic majority would mean that Franks becomes the Chairman of the Financial Services Committee. Talk about choosing your poison! "If it looked like we were going to stay in the minority, I would be very inclined to do it," said the 12th-term congressman. Barney...