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BARNEY'S BACKPosted: 3:31 am June 28, 2009 Rep. Barney Frank says that unless Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac relax their recent tightening of mortgage standards on new condominiums, the economic recovery could be threatened. That would be the same Barney Frank who famously boasted that the two federal agencies -- which lost billions by making improvident loans -- were "fundamentally sound financially and [can] withstand . . . disaster scenarios." Then came the disasters. But to Barney Frank, Fannie and Freddie are essentially taxpayer-funded social-service agencies whose mission is to turn all Americans into homeowners -- whether or not they...

<p>Dem Senator Cracks Wise About Generosity of Rep. Frank's 'Ex-Boyfriends' Freshman Sen. Amy Klobuchar roasts her Washington elders at the Washington Press Club's annual Congressional Dinner.</p> <p>Earning laughs at her performance at the club's annual congressional dinner, .Klobuchar earned laughter and applause when she said, "I set an all-time United States Senate record -- this is true: I raised $17,000 from ex-boyfriends."</p>

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Barney Frank had a press conference today. I saw this press conference. It happened after the program here had already started. One of the things that Barney Frank said in his press conference, "We're very positive toward the incoming Obama administration, but in this case, we are Reaganites: Trust, but verify." Now, what does this mean? What is Barney Frank suspicious of? I think this goes back to a couple things I said last hour and something Barney said. He thinks Obama is way in over his head in terms of thinking he can bring people together...

Aside from the offhanded threats at the medical industry and steamrolling legislation in the future, the one thing I noticed from this video was how detailed the plan was that Barney Frank and his Dem colleagues have agreed upon. They are literally drooling to seize and manage the automakers entirely, on their way to universal healthcare and strangulation of the free market. One thing is for sure, and that is that Frank, Pelosi, Ried, Dodd, and the whole beltway elitist crew will LOOT our nation's future to pay off UNIONS and CORPORATE HONCHOS. We are getting a first taste of...