So morons and cowards.

GAT_00: Barney Frank, even absolutely corrupt, which he isn't, is a better man and better serves the American people than the entire sum of the Republicans in Congress.

Holy crap. You are deluded.

Even before becoming chairman of the House Financial Services Committee in 2006, Bawney Fwank was the principal protector of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for many years precipitating their collapse. He repeatedly claimed that he could 'see no need for additional regulation' and argued numerous times that the Bush administration's effort to control the government-sponsored enterprise's would have the adverse effect of reducing their commitment to affordable housing. However, to be fair, after becoming chairman of the House Financial Services Committee he eventually had the good sense to change his mind, but only after he was all but bludgeoned about the head, and he did develop strong regulatory legislation that became law... just before the financial crisis hit. Too little - Way too late.

Bawney Fwanks career was marred by excessive partisanship, extreme defensiveness, and a self-contrived intellectual arrogance that prevented him from recognizing his errors until it was too late to save Fannie and Freddie or prevent the 2008 financial catastrophe in which they played the primary role. By the time Fannie and Freddie failed, they had accumulated 12 million subprime and other low quality and risky loans, about 40 percent of the 27 million outstanding, mostly for the purpose of meeting the affordable housing goals he fought to protect from regulations proposed by Republicans who could foresee the coming housing apocalypse. Unfortunately, Bawney Fwank was in charge and Democrats controlled Congress and the Senate. Boom. Welcome to 2011 and we're still reeling because of his arrogance and his demonstrably excessive partisanship which continues to this very day and most certainly will continue when he starts calling in favors from the private sector. He is scum.

Meatzilla: GAT_00: Barney Frank, even absolutely corrupt, which he isn't, is a better man and better serves the American people than the entire sum of the Republicans in Congress.

Holy crap. You are deluded.

Even before becoming chairman of the House Financial Services Committee in 2006, Bawney Fwank was the principal protector of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for many years precipitating their collapse. He repeatedly claimed that he could 'see no need for additional regulation' and argued numerous times that the Bush administration's effort to control the government-sponsored enterprise's would have the adverse effect of reducing their commitment to affordable housing. However, to be fair, after becoming chairman of the House Financial Services Committee he eventually had the good sense to change his mind, but only after he was all but bludgeoned about the head, and he did develop strong regulatory legislation that became law... just before the financial crisis hit. Too little - Way too late.

Bawney Fwanks career was marred by excessive partisanship, extreme defensiveness, and a self-contrived intellectual arrogance that prevented him from recognizing his errors until it was too late to save Fannie and Freddie or prevent the 2008 financial catastrophe in which they played the primary role. By the time Fannie and Freddie failed, they had accumulated 12 million subprime and other low quality and risky loans, about 40 percent of the 27 million outstanding, mostly for the purpose of meeting the affordable housing goals he fought to protect from regulations proposed by Republicans who could foresee the coming housing apocalypse. Unfortunately, Bawney Fwank was in charge and Democrats controlled Congress and the Senate. Boom. Welcome to 2011 and we're still reeling because of his arrogance and his demonstrably excessive partisanship which continues to this very day and most certainly will continue when he starts calling in favors from the private sector. He is scum.

Why you hate gays?

Weaver95: "It consists half of people who think like Michele Bachmann and half of people who are afraid of losing a primary to people who think like Michele Bachmann," he said, "and that leaves very little room to work things out."



i'm hoping that's an exaggeration. if the GOP is really that far gone, then the rest of the country better hope that the Democrats take the majority in 2012 or that a third party rises up to take power away from the Republicans.

I cannot imagine what the country will look like if/when a party of Bachmann and Rick Perry's take control of Congress and the White House.

It's the only way to make sure we have actual conservatives have a voice again! Amiright? Vote Democrat for smaller government!

Doesn't Barney have to go run a wore house with young boy prostitutes with his BF out of his house in DC?

Good luck and best wishes Rep. Frank.

Barney Frank, the guy who allowed the housing crash because his boyfriend is some billionaire at fannie mae.

the guy who runs a prostitution ring out of his house.

How do people keep voting for this kind of guy?

praymantis: Doesn't Barney have to go run a wore house with young boy prostitutes with his BF out of his house in DC?

He has sex.

thrgd456: Barney Frank, the guy who allowed the housing crash because his boyfriend is some billionaire at fannie mae.

the guy who runs a prostitution ring out of his house.

How do people keep voting for this kind of guy?

Still better than the GOP.

Meatzilla: Even before becoming chairman of the House Financial Services Committee in 2006, Bawney Fwank was the principal protector of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for many years precipitating their collapse.

Wow, you couldn't even get a full sentence in before belittling the man for something he has very little control over, his speech patterns?

You're a pathetic sort.

thrgd456: Barney Frank, the guy who allowed the housing crash because his boyfriend is some billionaire at fannie mae.

the guy who runs a prostitution ring out of his house.

How do people keep voting for this kind of guy?


By not getting their information about him from free republic. He's one of the things right with government, while you're just a twat.

saintstryfe: Wow, you couldn't even get a full sentence in before belittling the man for something he has very little control over, his speech patterns?

You're a pathetic sort.

One word for you, Mr Hypocrite-diverter: "Nukulur".

;)

Meatzilla

... Bawney Fwank ...Bawney Fwanks ...Bawney Fwank

Congratulations on taking what might have been a well thought-out response and reducing it to juvenile humor that made others totally ignore what you were really trying to say.

Or is Rush Limbaugh your mentor?

Weaver95: ... or that a third party rises up to take power away from the Republicans.


Never happen. Out political system has been suborned to the special interests of the two old parties, they have rigged the laws such that a third party being successful is not going to happen.

It is so ironic that elections in the former Soviet Union, and the recent ones in Egypt, are more open to multiple parties and viewpoints than the elections in the so-called land of the free.

Great, I didn't come in too late for people to be classy.

Why is it always homophobes who obsess over the mechanics of gay sex?

"Oh, you're gay? That's cool. Doesn't affect me."

"Oh, you're gay? That's HORRIBLE! You have the buttsex! And the oral sex! And I heard about fisting! And you go CRUISING in BARS to have anonymous GAY SEX everywhere! In the butt!"

praymantis: Doesn't Barney have to go run a wore house with young boy prostitutes with his BF out of his house in DC?

You guys really will believe anything the Free Republic tells you huh?

piertzak: DarnoKonrad: He's one of the things right with government

So running a brothel out of your own house and being a primary architect of the subprime mortgage crisis is what's right with government?

Wow, no wonder you guys are going to get farked up in next year's election.

You are what is known as a useful idiot.

Weaver95: make me some tea:
I came here to paste that same quote. That's actually quite a real eye-opener. If true, of course.

if internal forces are pushing even the moderate Republicans towards the fringes then it really won't end well for their party. they'll end up knocking themselves out of the running - the Democrats just have to stay more or less near the center/moderate position and they'll win hands down more often than they lose. sure - some GOP strongholds will continue to elect the loonies back into office but the country will drift further away from the Republican madness.

Yup. The teabaggers are on the verge of dragging the GOP off the cliff. I for one say good riddance to bad rubbish.

In other words...

The Lunatics have taken over the asylum.


Far right ideological types and extremist religious zealots are NOT conservative.

They are radicals.

Rozotorical: praymantis: Doesn't Barney have to go run a wore house with young boy prostitutes with his BF out of his house in DC?

You guys really will believe anything the Free Republic tells you huh?

You guys believe Newt slept around on his dying wife don't you?

Bloody William: Great, I didn't come in too late for people to be classy.

Why is it always homophobes who obsess over the mechanics of gay sex?

"Oh, you're gay? That's cool. Doesn't affect me."

"Oh, you're gay? That's HORRIBLE! You have the buttsex! And the oral sex! And I heard about fisting! And you go CRUISING in BARS to have anonymous GAY SEX everywhere! In the butt!"

They get all their info from the gay porn they "study".

gwydion56: Of course, a few of those candidates will then lose to a moderate Democrat who is able to capture the independent voters who don't want extremism at either end of the political spectrum.

Very few, as most districts are so gerrymandered it doesn't matter.

Weaver95: muck4doo: It's the only way to make sure we have actual conservatives have a voice again! Amiright? Vote Democrat for smaller government!

I don't care who you vote for - just ... vote Republican.

Next on Breitbart: noted libtard Weaver95 has endorsed all Republicans in every elections..

When high name recognition congressmen like Mr. Frank are worried about reelection in Massachusetts... it makes you wonder how seriously farked Obama has made the party.

Mike_LowELL: If I have to settle for slightly-left-of-center, I guess I'll take it.

You keep doin what you're doin...