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huffingtonpost.com - 45 minutes ago
African American Protest Against Obama Jobs Policy Heats Up In House
— huffingtonpost.com — African-American Democrats in the House upped their pressure on President Obama on Wednesday, boycotting a final committee... vote on a financial regulatory reform that is a key priority of the administration. Without the Congressional Black Caucus ... (more) African American Protest Against Obama Jobs Policy Heats ...

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Last one to leave California, please turn out the lights
directorblue.blogspot.com - 17 hours ago
Last one to leave California, please turn out the lights
— directorblue.blogspot.com — Calculated Risk points us to the archetype of a liar's loan:[A]ll of this began in the heady... days of the mortgage boom ... [Ms. White] only knew that there seemed to be possibilities, even to those with little means such as herself, which is how a woman who had never paid more than $700 a month ... (more) Last one to leave California, please turn out the lights

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Barney Frank Latest Blog Posts

White House Tweaks Holiday Traditions
25 minutes ago at The Caucus
African American Protest Against Obama Jobs Policy Heats Up In House
2 hours ago at Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
African American Protest Against Obama Jobs Policy Heats Up In House
2 hours ago at Huffington Post
Anne Frank: are people good at heart?
2 hours ago at neo-neocon
Frank Schaeffer: Is Mike Huckabee Culpable?
3 hours ago at Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
huffingtonpost.com - 2 days ago
Senate Bill Contains A Gift For Big Banks
— huffingtonpost.com — Despite bipartisan consensus on Capitol Hill that the size and interconnectedness of major financial institutions poses a... grave risk to the system as a whole, Senate banking reform legislation includes a provision that will help them get even bigger. ... (more) Senate Bill Contains A Gift For Big Banks

Comments vote down Angry Bear found this 2 days agofound this
Jew, Muslim and Christian: It is God Who is Being Murdered – L’Orient Le Jour, Lebanon
themoderatevoice.com - 2 days ago
Jew, Muslim and Christian: It is God Who is Being Murdered – L’Orient Le Jour, Lebanon
— themoderatevoice.com — It’s one of the most perplexing paradoxes of the human condition: Why do people formed to worship... a perfect, loving, omniscient, omnipresent god continue to murder one another in that very god’s name, millenia after millenia? Shaming his mostly Muslim and Christian readers ... (more) Jew, Muslim and Christian: It is God Who is Being ...

Comments vote down tsteels2 tsteels2 posted 2 days agoposted this
Could Wall Street Actually Lose in Congress?
tnr.com - 7 days ago
Could Wall Street Actually Lose in Congress?
— tnr.com — Something strange and a little disorienting is happening in the fight to reform Wall Street: It looks... like the reformers are actually starting to win. This is not something you could have said as recently as six weeks ago. Back then, House ... (more) Could Wall Street Actually Lose in Congress?

Comments vote down Ezra Klein found this 7 days agofound this
faustasblog.com - 8 days ago
Politicians solving their own problem(s)
— faustasblog.com — Thomas Sowell explains what politicians are after when making disastrous policy: Solving Whose Problem? No one will... really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems– of which getting ... (more) Politicians solving their own problem(s)

Comments vote down Fausta Fausta posted 8 days agoposted this
huffingtonpost.com - 11 days ago
Rachel Maddow, Frank Schaeffer Discuss The Latest In Thinly-Veiled Evangelical Christian Obama ...
— huffingtonpost.com — Apparently, the latest thing in "Debasing The Institutions You Pretend To Hold Dear In Order To Suggest... That President Barack Obama Should Be Murdered Without Actually Coming Right Out And Saying So" goes by a shorter name: Psalm 109:8. And Psalm ... (more) Rachel Maddow, Frank Schaeffer Discuss The Latest In ...

Comments vote down Political Animal found this 11 days agofound this
huffingtonpost.com - 12 days ago
Panicked About Jobs, House Dems Postpone Key Finance Vote
— huffingtonpost.com — House Democrats are feeling so much pressure to do something about unemployment that they postponed a much-anticipated... vote today on comprehensive financial regulation reform. The Financial Services Committee had finished hearing amendments around ... (more) Panicked About Jobs, House Dems Postpone Key Finance Vote

Comments vote down PoliPundit.com found this 12 days agofound this
An Index for Palin's Book? You Betcha!
tnr.com - 14 days ago
An Index for Palin's Book? You Betcha!
— tnr.com — Sarah Palin’s autobiography Going Rogue doesn’t have an index. Why? Well, I’m not exactly sure. But it... sure makes finding gems in the text--such as the defense of that $150,000 clothing bill, the petty attacks on Katie Couric, and ... (more) An Index for Palin's Book? You Betcha!

Comments vote down Lawyers, Guns and Money found this 14 days agofound this
voices.washingtonpost.com - 15 days ago
Frank talk about an earlier Chamber of Commerce study
— voices.washingtonpost.com — By Alec MacGillis When The Washington Post obtained an e-mail from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce soliciting... donations to fund a health care reform study with seemingly foreordained results, Chamber officials denied that they were seeking findings that ... (more) Frank talk about an earlier Chamber of Commerce study

Comments vote down TPMMuckraker found this 15 days agofound this
huffingtonpost.com - 16 days ago
Frank Rich: The Missing Link Between Fort Hood And The War In Afghanistan
— huffingtonpost.com — For all the right's jeremiads, its own brand of political correctness kept it from connecting two crucial... dots: how our failing war against terrorists in Afghanistan might relate to our failure to stop a supposed terrorist attack at home.  ... (more) Frank Rich: The Missing Link Between Fort Hood And The ...

Comments vote down The Republic of T. found this 16 days agofound this
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com - 18 days ago
Guess Who Is Responsible For the Housing Crisis Now
— jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com — No it isn't Barney Frank, or Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac or banks who gave too many... loans to less then deserving borrowers. It is the Christians.Just enjoy it for it's idiocy. I mean why not. Some in congress are already declaring all out war on the ... (more) Guess Who Is Responsible For the Housing Crisis Now

Comments vote down doubleplusundead found this 18 days agofound this
riehlworldview.com - 19 days ago
ACORN: We Have A Constitutional Right To Steal Taxpayer Money
— riehlworldview.com — Why don't these idiots go out and get real jobs . Breitbart's video busts told us what... they do best. The pathetic part in all this is that they were not just allowed, but encouraged to run wild on taxpayer funding by corrupt liberals, including ... (more) ACORN: We Have A Constitutional Right To Steal Taxpayer ...

Comments vote down Lawyers, Guns and Money found this 19 days agofound this
Rahm, Liberal Women's Groups, Have 'Frank Exchange' on Anti-Abortion Amendment
blogs.abcnews.com - 20 days ago
Rahm, Liberal Women's Groups, Have 'Frank Exchange' on Anti-Abortion Amendment
— blogs.abcnews.com — White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, senior advisor Valerie Jarrett and Domestic Policy Council director Melody... Barnes, health care reform czar Nancy-ann DeParle and other White House officials met with a dozen officials from liberal women's and ... (more) Rahm, Liberal Women's Groups, Have 'Frank Exchange' on ...

Comments vote down Taylor Marsh found this 20 days agofound this
politico.com - 20 days ago
Frank: 'Don't Ask' repeal coming next year
— politico.com — Kerry Eleveld reports that there's a plan and a timetable for repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": Repealing... “don’t ask, don’t tell” will likely be included as part of next year’s Department of Defense ... (more) Frank: 'Don't Ask' repeal coming next year

Comments vote down Political Animal found this 20 days agofound this
gay.americablog.com - 21 days ago
AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: Pressure works: Barney Frank now says ...
— gay.americablog.com — And don't for a minute think that Barney didn't say this to try to help the White... House out of a tight spot because of the DNC boycott . He clearly did. Which means they're worried. And that's good. But it's not enough, and here's why. Nowhere in the ... (more) AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: ...

Comments vote down AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth found this 21 days agofound this
DADT Likely To Be Part of Defense Bill
advocate.com - 21 days ago
DADT Likely To Be Part of Defense Bill
— advocate.com — Repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell” will likely be included as part of next year’s Department of Defense... authorization bill in both chambers of Congress, Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) said Wednesday. “Military issues are always done as ... (more) DADT Likely To Be Part of Defense Bill

Comments vote down Ben Smith's Blog found this 21 days agofound this
Dodd Releases Regulatory Reform Bill — How Does It Compare To The House?
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 21 days ago
Dodd Releases Regulatory Reform Bill — How Does It Compare To The House?
— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT)... released a discussion draft of his bill overhauling the nation’s financial regulatory framework. At the bill’s formal ... (more) Dodd Releases Regulatory Reform Bill — How Does It ...

Comments vote down Newshoggers.com found this 21 days agofound this
Movement for Italy Leader Daniela Santanchè Calls Muhammad a Pedophile on Canale 5
astuteblogger.blogspot.com - 21 days ago
Movement for Italy Leader Daniela Santanchè Calls Muhammad a Pedophile on Canale 5
— astuteblogger.blogspot.com — She was awesome. She goes off. Daniela Santanchè is the outspoken Italian political leader who was recently... punched in the face by a Mohammedan immigrant for protesting the burka and honor killings. This clip is from yesterday's show, Domenica Cinque ... (more) Movement for Italy Leader Daniela Santanchè Calls ...

Comments vote down The Jawa Report found this 21 days agofound this
thehill.com - 21 days ago
Frank: DADT repeal will go in Defense authoriztion
— thehill.com — A repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell" will be included in next year's Defense Department authorization bill,... Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) says. “Military issues are always done as part of the overall authorization bill,” Frank told The Advocate. “'Don’t ... (more) Frank: DADT repeal will go in Defense authoriztion

Comments vote down The Page by Mark Halperin found this 21 days agofound this
gaypatriot.net - 24 days ago
Barney Frank: the lawmaker who associates with lawbreakers
— gaypatriot.net — The unhappy Barney Frank has a strange habit of associating himself with people who violate silly laws.... Back in 1989, his occasional lover operated a brothel out of the Massachusetts Democrat’s Capitol Hill home. Eighteen years later Barney ... (more) Barney Frank: the lawmaker who associates with lawbreakers

Comments vote down Pirate's Cove found this 24 days agofound this
pajamasmedia.com - 24 days ago
MORE SKEPTICISM regarding Barney Frank’s professed unfamiliarity with pot. I think he’s being ...
— pajamasmedia.com — MORE SKEPTICISM regarding Barney Frank’s professed unfamiliarity with pot. I think he’s being as honest as he... has been on the stimulus and healthcare. . . . (more) MORE SKEPTICISM regarding Barney Frank’s professed ...

Comments vote down GayPatriot found this 24 days agofound this
althouse.blogspot.com - 24 days ago
Barney Frank "wouldn't recognize most plants."
— althouse.blogspot.com — He's "not a great outdoorsman. " (more) Barney Frank "wouldn't recognize most plants."

Comments vote down Instapundit found this 24 days agofound this
Palin will headline media dinner
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 24 days ago
Palin will headline media dinner
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Washington (CNN) - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's sharp criticism of the media won't stop her from... breaking bread with journalists next month at a dinner here in the nation's capital. The 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee will be the ... (more) Palin will headline media dinner

Comments vote down Ben Smith's Blog found this 24 days agofound this
gatewaypundit.firstthings.com - 24 days ago
Confirmed: Barney Frank Was Present During Boyfriend’s Pot Bust (Video)
— gatewaypundit.firstthings.com — Rep. Barney Frank was present when his boyfriend was busted with pot. It’s a good thing he’s... a democrat. He doesn’t have to worry. The state-run media will ignore it. My Fox Boston reported: FOX25 has learned that ... (more) Confirmed: Barney Frank Was Present During ...

Comments vote down Six Meat Buffet found this 24 days agofound this
blogsforvictory.com - 25 days ago
Barney Frank Involved in Pot Bust
— blogsforvictory.com — If this were a GOPer … FOX25 has learned that Congressman Barney Frank was present during a... marijuana arrest at James Ready’s home in Ogunquit, Maine. Ready is well-known for his relationship with Congressman Frank. According to a police report, police charged Ready with ... (more) Barney Frank Involved in Pot Bust

Comments vote down Rover Rover found this 25 days agofound this
pajamasmedia.com - 25 days ago
IT’S OKAY, HE’S NOT A REPUBLICAN: Barney Frank Present During Pot Bust. “Congressman Barney ...
— pajamasmedia.com — IT’S OKAY, HE’S NOT A REPUBLICAN: Barney Frank Present During Pot Bust. “Congressman Barney Frank was present... during a marijuana arrest at James Ready’s home in Ogunquit, Maine. Ready is well-known for his relationship with Congressman Frank.” Now if this were ... (more) IT’S OKAY, HE’S NOT A REPUBLICAN: Barney Frank Present ...

Comments vote down Rover Rover found this 25 days agofound this
Good morning, Rep. Barney Frank.
moelane.com - 25 days ago
Good morning, Rep. Barney Frank.
— moelane.com — [UPDATE]: Welcome, Instapundit readers. This is a marijuana leaf. As you can see, it’s quite distinctive. Dried,... it looks like this: I mention this so the next time the cops show up to bust your boyfriend for pot possession, you’ll at ... (more) Good morning, Rep. Barney Frank.

Comments vote down Instapundit found this 25 days agofound this
myfoxboston.com - 25 days ago
Barney Frank present during pot bust
— myfoxboston.com — ONLY ON FOX - FOX25 has learned that Congressman Barney Frank was present during a marijuana arrest... at James Ready's home in Ogunquit, Maine.  HEAR HIS AUDIO INSIDE (more) Barney Frank present during pot bust

Comments vote down Ace of Spades HQ found this 25 days agofound this
blogs.suntimes.com - 25 days ago
Sarah Palin, Barney Frank to headline Gridiron Club Winter Dinner
— blogs.suntimes.com — WASHINGTON--You betcha, she's coming. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin--on book tour to promote her memoir, " Going... Rogue: An American Life" will headline the Gridiron Club winter dinner here--along with Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.). Palin, the ... (more) Sarah Palin, Barney Frank to headline Gridiron Club ...

Comments vote down The Political Carnival found this 25 days agofound this
google.com - 25 days ago
The Associated Press: Frank takes dig at colleague in health care debate
— google.com — 1 day ago WASHINGTON Democratic Rep. Barney Frank took a dig Friday at the Republican lawmaker who... organized a protest by conservatives against health care legislation. Frank, a Massachusetts liberal, told an audience: "Some of the people (at the ... (more) The Associated Press: Frank takes dig at colleague in ...

Comments vote down Shot in the Dark found this 25 days agofound this
debbieschlussel.com - 25 days ago
Weekend Box Office: Nothing Great in “The Box,” “Men Who Stare @ Goats,” & “The 4th Kind”
— debbieschlussel.com — By Debbie Schlussel The new offerings this weekend are nothing to write home about . . .... or on which to waste ten bucks. I did not see Disney’s animated 3D version of “A Christmas Carol.” Of what I did see, all three had a paranormal/science fiction element key to their ... (more) Weekend Box Office: Nothing Great in “The Box,” “Men ...

Comments vote down Rover Rover found this 25 days agofound this
Another Step Closer to Breaking Up the Banks?
tnr.com - 27 days ago
Another Step Closer to Breaking Up the Banks?
— tnr.com — A banking industry lobbyist I spoke with this evening alerts me to a fascinating development in the... House Financial Services Committee: Pennsylvania Rep. Paul Kanjorski is about to introduce an amendment to the systemic risk bill moving through the ... (more) Another Step Closer to Breaking Up the Banks?

Comments vote down Wonk Room found this 27 days agofound this
Dylan Ratigan: Four Simple Ways to Fix the Financial System
directorblue.blogspot.com - 27 days ago
Dylan Ratigan: Four Simple Ways to Fix the Financial System
— directorblue.blogspot.com — Via Tyler Durden, Dylan Ratigan offers four shockingly simple principles to repair the broken financial system.This must... have been one of those "so simple it would never occur to any politician" epiphanies. Four great points by Dylan Ratigan that should immediately be taken up by pro-reform ... (more) Dylan Ratigan: Four Simple Ways to Fix the Financial System

Comments vote down directorblue directorblue posted 27 days agoposted this
Financial reform fight heats up in House
politico.com - 28 days ago
Financial reform fight heats up in House
— politico.com — House Financial Services Chair Barney Frank is fighting off attacks from the right and left on his... legislation. (more) Financial reform fight heats up in House

Comments vote down The Note found this 28 days agofound this
brendan-nyhan.com - 28 days ago
Frank Rich: Hack
— brendan-nyhan.com — As TNR's Jon Chait points out , Frank Rich's column about GOP infighting in New York's 23rd... Congressional district is full of nasty rhetoric comparing the GOP to murderous regimes, cults, etc.: [T]he real action migrated to New York’s 23rd, a rural ... (more) Frank Rich: Hack

Comments vote down Hit & Run found this 28 days agofound this
commentarymagazine.com - 29 days ago
Frank Rich’s Paranoid Style
— commentarymagazine.com — Here’s a stunning development: the New York Times’s theater-critic-turned-political-columnist Frank Rich is foot-stompin’ mad. The cause for... Mr. Rich’s latest outburst is the race in New York’s 23rd District, in which the liberal Republican Dede ... (more) Frank Rich’s Paranoid Style

Comments vote down Belmont Club found this 29 days agofound this
"The G.O.P. Stalinists Invade Upstate New York" — Frank Rich makes it all sound so scary.
althouse.blogspot.com - 29 days ago
"The G.O.P. Stalinists Invade Upstate New York" — Frank Rich makes it all sound so scary.
— althouse.blogspot.com — Or at least the NYT headline makes it sound as though Frank Rich is about to scare... us over the Stalinist invasion. But, reading the text , I see: "The right’s embrace of Hoffman is a double-barreled suicide for the G.O.P." Are they killing the poor ... (more) "The G.O.P. Stalinists Invade Upstate New York" — Frank ...

Comments vote down Classical Values found this 29 days agofound this
pajamasmedia.com - 29 days ago
JONAH GOLDBERG: “The Frank Rich hissy fit is a perfect example of the real story of the ...
— pajamasmedia.com — JONAH GOLDBERG: “The Frank Rich hissy fit is a perfect example of the real story of the... election. The story is not that the GOP is self-destructing, it is that the conventional wisdom is being shown to be ludicrous.” (more) JONAH GOLDBERG: “The Frank Rich hissy fit is a perfect ...

Comments vote down Classical Values found this 29 days agofound this
corner.nationalreview.com - 30 days ago
A Rich Idea vs. Frank Rich -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez
— corner.nationalreview.com — I think Rush Limbaugh's point over the weekend on Fox News Sunday is an important one. Contra... Frank Rich, the answer for the GOP is not a purging, not a purity test. It's figuring out what the heck it stands for and attracting Americans to that ... (more) A Rich Idea vs. Frank Rich -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez

Comments vote down Cold Fury found this 30 days agofound this
Frank Rich: Only Stalinists Use Words Like "Stalinist"
reason.com - 30 days ago
Frank Rich: Only Stalinists Use Words Like "Stalinist"
— reason.com — One of Jesse Walker's most interesting observations in his already-classic October piece on " The Paranoid Center... " is that, in a direct inversion of Richard Hofstadter's theory, the establishmentarians who try to scare us about the terribly ... (more) Frank Rich: Only Stalinists Use Words Like "Stalinist"

Comments vote down The Corner on National Review Online found this 30 days agofound this