Barney Frank

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Barney Frank is a Representative from Massachusetts, and the longest serving openly gay member of Congress. He is the chairman of the Finance Committee for the House of Representatives, soon to step down at the end of his term. He was once considered a lock for the next Senator from Massachusetts (should Ted Kennedy or John Kerry ever retire), but the people of the state had other ideas.

Moreover, despite his status as a liberal icon, he is often cited by Republicans as their favorite Democrat. This is due to his constant professionalism and his workhorse attitude.

In 1985 Frank got involved with a male prostitute and eventually had him move in, but kicked him out two years later after finding out he had continued escort services at Frank's residence. Due to the prostitute's subsequent wild accusations, Frank asked the House Ethics Committee to look into it. They cleared him of illegal activity, but reprimanded him for helping him clear parking tickets and covering up the prostitute's criminal record. Ironically, the one leading the charge was none other than Larry Craig, who Frank quite unsurprisingly called a hypocrite in 2007.

In January 2012, Frank announced that he would not run for reelection and will step down in 2013, citing redistricting in Boston that lessened his chances of winning. He married his partner, James Ready.

[edit] His greatest moment

How do you respond to absolute dumbfucks that compare trying to give millions of poor Americans some sort of health insurance to Adolf Hitler? Listen to Frank:


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