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Barney Frank: Comedic Genius
Just yesterday Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the House's resident comedian, gave these two gems to the AP about the need for Obama to be more assertive in the economic crisis: Frank, who has been dealing with both the bailout of the financial industry and a proposed rescue of Detroit ...
Frank predicts second auto bailout in March
thehill.com — Rep. Barney Frank said Monday that the incoming Obama administration will likely explore a second, long-term bailout... of automakers next March while saying an agreement on the first is nearly complete. The chairman of the House Financial Services ... (more) Frank predicts second auto bailout in March
Barney Frank On Auto Bailouts, Tells 60 Minutes A Bailout Would Help People, Not Companies
Barney Frank On Auto Bailouts, Tells 60 Minutes A Bailout Would Help People, Not Companies
cbsnews.com — (CBS) 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. Barney Frank (D-Ma.), chair of the House Financial Services Committee, insists ... (more) Barney Frank On Auto Bailouts, Tells 60 Minutes A ...
Barney Frank Predicts Second Big 3 Bailout
wordpress.redstate.com — Barney Frank recently suggested that the Big 3 will need hundreds of billions in taxpayer money to... get back on their feet. Today he informs us that the $15-$18 billion currently under discussion ought to be enough to get Detroit to February, at ... (more) Barney Frank Predicts Second Big 3 Bailout
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Remainders: Harvard Law
Ben Smith's Blog — Art in Miami Beach. Obama's transition team is flush with his Harvard law classmates. Rangel gave his son campaign money to build two shoddy websites. Daschle predicts that healthcare reform will get done. Boingboing explains why the "Dear Mr. Obama" ad was so effective. Barney Frank is a comedic genius. John Judis rants in favor of bailing out the auto industry. Ambinder details the Clinton-to-State transition team, and mostly Huma. Kissinger ...

Waters to Treasury: Don't dare ask for another penny
Politico Live's Blogs — ... Update: Frank is back! He's been quite critical of Treasury and the TARP so we've been expecting some of his comedic genius here today. ...

David Fiderer: Obama Can Restore Constitutional Democracy in Two Easy Steps
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Still, in spite of widespread evidence that Bush, Cheney, Rove et al. ran a criminal operation, Obama may be reluctant to use his political capital in pursuit of prior administration officials. (As usual, Barney Frank said it best. After the President-elect referred to himself as post-partisan, Rep Frank said he felt "post-partisan depression.") ...

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