The Education of Barney Frank

The Wall Street Journal ^ | 10-15-10 | The Wall Street Journal Editorial Staff

[GOP_Lady]

The benefits of a competitive election.

Political competition is a wonderful thing. To wit, it is even making a more honest politician out of Barney Frank—well, sort of.

Mr. Frank is facing his first serious electoral challenge since 1980 from Marine officer and business executive Sean Bielat, and the liberal baron is making some remarkable concessions to the public mood.

For example, he seems newly sympathetic to the plight of small business, saying that he now favors repealing ObamaCare's infamous new Form 1099 reporting requirements for detailing purchases with any contractor above $600. Mr. Bielat has been hammering away on the issue since Democrats in Congress have refused to repeal the provision, but Mr. Frank now calls it "a mistake" and claims he's "determined" to ensure that Congress repeals it.

Also in the Political Wonders Department, Mr. Frank is conceding at long last that he missed the looming disasters at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. "I was late in seeing it, no question," he told the Boston Globe, though in his redoubtable fashion he also has an excuse.

[GOP_Lady]

[GOP_Lady]

Meet Sean: "Sean worked his way through college and graduate school, aided by scholarships and the GI Bill. He now holds a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University, and a Master of Business Administration fromThe Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the International Institute for Security Studies, and the Council on Emerging National Security Affairs." http://www.seanbielat.org/meet-sean Now, he is a great candidate!

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[null and void]

Education?

He certainly wasn’t properly reared...

[Notwithstanding]

The headline is gross.

[GOP_Lady]

My muscles hurt because I’m laughing so hard.

[MaggieCarta]

Awww, thanks, 001 !

...We asked Mr. Frank's office for his letter to the committee but didn't receive it before our deadline Thursday. We assume the press corps and Mr. Bielat will want to follow up.

Well, Mr Bielat will want to, certainly. But, don't hold your breath waiting for the MSM press corps at large to do any following up.

[GOP_Lady]

Mr. Bileat has a better background that Barney Frank!

[MaggieCarta]

I think I will say it again:

I think we can all agree that it should be a FR priority to get rid of Bwaney.

And, if you disagree with me, you are simply being very contrary.

[GOP_Lady]

Cool!	Not Cool!

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[Sparky1776]

Rally at Foxboro Commons w? Howie Carr of the Howie Carr Show WRKO, 680 AM
Saturday, 2010, October 16 - 2:00pm

[MaggieCarta]

Very, very Cool! I can’t bear to look at the “Not cool” side...

[Zeppo]

You're a bad, bad boy.

But I laughed.

[GOP_Lady]

Thank you, Sparky1776.

I will listen on line.

Love your screen name, BTW!

[Honorary Serb]

Wow! Bonnie Fwank thounds jutht wike that, too!!!!

[ken5050]

I don’t know if Sean can pull it off this year..but if not, I hope he stays around and tries again in 2012. If Barnet wins..I think he might retire..he’s not going to enjoy life in the minority..