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Subscribe to RSSAides to the newly retired Rep. Barney Frank say the congressman definitely wants to be appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick as a caretaker senator. The opening would occur when John Kerry moves to the State Department pending his confirmation as the next secretary.
Frank, who is 72, has said he looked forward to life after Congress and "not having to answer the phone." But just one day after his 16 years in Congress ended, Frank has changed his mind citing the Senate's expected focus on fiscal issues, where Frank could use his expertise as the former top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee. A caretaker appointment would be short-term, just for a few months until the special election is set.
Fmr. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., proves there's no rest for the recently retired. When asked by Joe Scarborough if he would consider being future Sen. Barney Frank, Frank responded by saying he's spoken with the Mass. Governor Deval Patrick about being appointed temporarily.
Frank told "Morning Joe," "A few weeks ago said, I said I wasn't interested. It was kind of like, you're about to graduate and they said, you've got to go to summer school. But that [fiscal cliff] deal now means that February, March, and April are going to be among the most important months in American financial history."
When Sen. Kennedy died in 2009, the governor chose long time Kennedy aide and former Democratic National Committee chair Paul Kirk to serve in the interim before Scott Brown won the seat. Aides say they cannot comment this morning on whether Frank has heard back from Gov. Patrick.
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Too bad there wasn't a real Democrat to run for president in 2012, instead of the Republican mole Obama.
The guy who stood at the podium and said the housing bubble is a myth just before it popped? While his live in lover was working for those who caused the financial meltdown in this country? Why not? The American people seem to be as dumb as a box of rocks, re electing politicians who were convicted of drug crimes, etc.
His bill wrecked our economy, but it is more important for him to 'retire' with SENATOR BENEFITS!!!
The governor should be impeached if he appoints this clown
Frank had nothing to do with wrecking the economy. That was the result of a lack of adequate regulations on the derivatives markets, primarily due to Republican obstructionism.
You and many others have their head in the sand as usual. Barney Frank was the MAIN culprit in the Housing disaster and should be in prison like many others. The government has 44 czars that are corrupt, ex cons, communist in practice and belief, that Obama put in high ranking positions without Congress Approval. This next 4 years should really prove interesting and this administration working on abolishing the 2nd Amendment and the 22nd Amendment if at all possible. Obama has been circumventing the Constitution when ever possible and the Congress hasn't the balls to come down on this illegal practice. The Democrats will have to be watched this next 4 years and the Republicans must get their act together and stop acting like a bunch of school girls with no guts or organization.
You don't know what you're talking about. As I said, the housing disaster was the result of an unregulated derivatives market that has been growing unchecked since the Reagan years and had nothing to do with Frank. 'Czar' is a term invented by the media for advisers to the president, and is not a formal title at all. Obama actually reduced the number of such advisers over his predecessor, and none of them are ex cons or communists. That's just delusional. Advisers have never required Congressional approval.
What gibberish.
Liberal BS, as usual! Anything to distract the facts away from the Democratic party is typical with you people. Always blaming the other guy. Never has the guts to stand behind your decisions and conduct yourselves with pride, responsibility, class, morals and character. The Democratic party. Constantly screwing the people and looking out for yourselves. People in here know better. Believe your own delusional BS all you want. You people are afraid of the truth and facts.
Let us know if you every come up with any.
In the meantime, you're wasting your time will sophomoric characterizations of those with whom you simply disagree. Nobody cares.
Like blaming Barney Frank, and those evil, albeit mythical 'czars', I assume. Duh.
The cause of the housing collapse is well documented, but it requires a certain degree of reading comprehension. Good luck with that.
Barney Frank would be an excellent choice. He brings a points of view that need to be heard in the Senate. He has the courage and confidence to acknowledge who he is. Too many of those rascals are like movies sets that hide what is real behind facades.
To bad he can't admit that he was wrong. Looks like he doesn't learn from his mistakes.
He has already been Queen of The House, why not the Senate ?????
REALLY! REALLY NOW!!! WHAT PLANET ARE YOU PEOPLE FROM?? Franks, a corrupt, dishonest, crook. Just like the rest of the old timer politicians. That is the MAIN problem with this country. We need to get rid of ALL the old timers and NO new ideas. Replace them ALL!!
Very Scary!!
NY Dem reintroduces bill to eliminate presidential term limits.
Published by: Robert Laurie on Sunday January 6th, 2013
By ROBERT LAURIE - Obama forever!
It seems a New York Democrat congressman, Jose Serrano, would like to help Barack Obama stay in the White House indefinitely. Last year, he introduced a bill in the House of Representatives designed to repeal the 22nd Amendment, thus ending Presidential term limits. The bill was never acted upon, and died a quick death in the 112th Congress.
Now Serrano has reintroduced the bill, in the hopes of seeing it get a little farther in the 113th.
He's going to be disappointed.
First, the bill would have to be brought to the floor by the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. That won't happen. This thing died in committee last year, and it will do the same this time around. But, just for fun, let's say it managed to get to the floor. It would have to pass both houses of Congress, and then be approved by 2/3 of the states.
For a term limit repeal, that's an incredibly high bar - one that will never be crossed while a divisive President like Barack Obama is in office.
The only reason we pay it any attention at all is to point out the fact that far-left Dems are once again pursuing an agenda that puts them in direct conflict with the U.S. Constitution. They're furious that they're being prevented them from doing whatever they please, whenever they like, so they're looking for a workaround.
HopeisGone
It is obvious that these people are delusional, arrogant, idiotic, lazy, and want the government to take care of them where they don't have to make any decisions at all. These people should be sent to an island like they had in Star Trek, Botany Bay Colony, where they live and die and won't bother us honest and hard working, patriotic Americans. These are the people that want America to become a Socialist, Communist country. This is the only reason they want Obama since he is making America into what he has studied and agrees with all his life. Another Venezuela and Chavez, lifetime president and dictator, an extreme leftist. The more people on government entitlements, the more POWER and CONTROL Obama has. The next 4 years will for sure be interesting and worst than the past 4 years.
There is little doubt but that many in today's Democratic Party would burn the Constitution tomorrow if they could and install a one man strong man rule in this country. Similar to "governments" that existed say about 800-2000 years ago. When there was no opposition. When there was no debate, just an "executive" decree. I would expect more, not less, attempts in the future to radically change the way this country's government works.
TruePatriot-445959
I thought Barney had retired to become a truck driver. I've read somewhere that he had been practicing for years on how to back up and take a load.
"Barney Frank interested in becoming senator"
Barney is willing to get behind any Senator and will plug any holes in the Senate.
Barney thought he sunk the ship by initiating the housing crisis while he was the Banking Committee chairman. Now that he's found out the ship is still floating he wants to come back and drill some more holes in the hull to finish the job.
Keep this piece of K R A P out of the government!
I wonder if Barney Rubble would agree to give it a shot...
this barney FartsGasbag already turned the housing market and our economy into rubble
Didn't Barney do enough damage with his time in the House? It's time to put him out to pasture.
Barney did enough damage with the Frank/Dodd act. Please may he never hold office in the government again.
Barney pledged to work tirelessly to provide unlimited free gerbils to anyone who wanted them under the Obamacare act. He is a true progressive.
I'm sure he would love to fill Kerry's seat,,,,,,,,,, with Boy Butter.
He's a talented politician.
When he kisses ass he goes tonsil deep.
This open and notorious homosexual does not deserve any more time in Washington. He is a joke. And the joke is on us. Shame on BF. NO BF in congress. NO BF in Washington.
Barney Frank has as much business being a Senator as I do being a Space Shuttle Pilot. he should be in jail with other Tax evaders not running around making absurd statments aboiut being a Temporary Senator!
Barney the "purple dinosaur" said he wanted to retire so he could stay home and spend more time with his wife/or? And now he wants to volunteer to "fill" Kerry's "seat"........I am shocked, already problems in paradise?
Frank has graciously volunteered to manage the Senate Spa boys if he goes to the Senate. His unique experience in this area will be a asset to highly stressed democrats in need of relaxation.
I hope the Governor picks someone else since Frank would not support President Obama's choice for Defense Secretary.
Duval Patrick will pick whoever Mr Obama tells him to, Duval is a good and loyal butt-boy.
Two words "Goldman Sachs". What an incredible load of bull@!$%# for Fux news comedy channel to continually deceive the population while shifting the emphasis from this den of Vipers, to other entities. Just look at the profit they made from 2006-2010, first bilking investors and then betting in favor of the pillage and plunder they caused. After crashing and destorying a host of companies and markets they extorted the taxpayers to bail everyone out and took huge bonuses. After putting millions out of home, work and retirement, they were not jailed but rather rewarded. Now, to be further exonerated by using media to cover up their deceit, is incredible. Frank and Dodd Merely tried to put back some rules that consorting and criminal right wing legislators like Phil Gramm, helped remove. These rules protected us all and somehow in about 50 years we forgot why they were so important. Remember, Bain Capital/ This was not a business, but rather a ponzi scheme to Rob banking institutions and ultimately the investors. The end result was mass unemployment, the decline of community and all of the money in the pockets of criminals like Mitt Romney. Interesting that they call this Capitalism when it looks exactly like White Collar Crime.
All jokes aside,I believe this is a scheme to pack the Senate with enough votes to pass a Small Arms Treaty and circumvent the legislative process.
Barney Fag is the perfect voting senator for this trick and don't have to worry about being re-elected to the Senate because he was never elected there in the first place.
He's good with financial matters (regardless of what the GOP says). It would only be for a few months. What's the harm?
The ass phucking he gives America.
yeah billy bob he was really good at controlling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mack. He should be cleaning out prison $hitters, is what that fat fag should be doing. But you stupid libs will put the scumbag in anyway.
Just another POS to go along with that POS obama. Moron's need Morons .....
does this mean he's postponing his tryout for the New York City Rocketts???
do you liberals have any sense of class or pride?? You'd actually consider this puss bag for any postion other than a prison "boytoy"?? the democrapic party is disgusting, truly disgusting.
I agree 100%....Semper Fi bob