Barney Frank to Retire

I heard this news very early today, but decided to wait to post it until I heard what Rush had to say about it.

I must admit I was surprised to hear it - these entrenched politicians usually don't retire until they die! I wonder if his health is failing.

RUSH: So Barney Frank is retiring from Congress. He's not going to seek reelection. He's gonna announce it in less than an hour -- well, he's announced it. He's gonna tell us why in less than an hour. I've been looking into this, and the basic reason, well, it's partly to spend more time with the family. (laughing) What family?

Now, I can't speak for Frank - but it is perfectly possible for gays to have families - they can adopt children - who remain whatever orientation they are, gay or straight, since it's what you're born with! Other family things could be sisters with kids, or brothers with kids, etc.

If running a prostitution ring in your house couldn't make you resign, what does? Wait. Barney did not run the prostitution ring. He said he didn't know that it was going on. It was his partner at the time, Stephen Gobie. Yeah. Barney fixed parking tickets for the clientele at the house. So if having a prostitution ring being run out of your basement couldn't embarrass you to retire, you do have to wonder what it is.

I don't think it's so much that Frank should have been embarrassed into retiring - what politicians gives up a gig unless he's forced out? It's that the people he represented didn't force him out! The man is so stupid as to not know what's going on in his own house (supposedly) yet he's fit to be a Congressperson?

When Frank gave his retirement announcement, he said that part of it was that his section of the state was being re-districted, so he'd have to run, and he didn't want to do it.

So, we're all relieved that Frank is leaving...but let's not get too relieved. He will remain as a lobbyist, making probably twice as much money, have no doubt about that!

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