Barney Frank announces retirement
Long standing Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank announced his intentions on retiring from Congress during a press conference Monday. Frank has served in the House since 1980, being one of the first openly More...
Rabbit holes and rabbits from the hat – Krugman in Wonderland
I find it ironic that given this blog deals with Paul Krugman’s residence in Economic Wonderland, The Great One himself has referred to the “rabbit hole” of Wonderland in his latest bout of Wisdom More...
California Gun Rights Assault
Yet another anti-gun legislator who is more than happy to remove/infringe upon your Constitutional rights and further empower a police state where people in power have weapons and you have none. I am especially More...
Did Barney Frank pass gas on Rachel Maddow?
Massachusetts lawmaker Barney Frank was on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Monday night, discussing the current state of the economy. Oh yeah, did we mention that he may of let out a full blown fart live on the air. His More...
Frank, Paul introduce legislation to end federal ban on marijuana
Photo/cannibisculture Two House members introduced a bill Thursday that would remove marijuana from the list of federal controlled substances and cede to the states enforcement of laws governing pot. The legislation More...
Bipartisan group calls for military reductions
Photo/Robert Herriman A bipartisan group of six House of Representative members released a letter on Thursday calling for a reduction in our military spending and scaling back our commitments around the globe. The More...
Barney Frank’s partner Jim Ready ‘heckles’ opponent Sean Bielat (VIDEO)
It’s not clear at this point whether Sean Bielat will give Rep. Barney Frank a run for his money on election day, but the race is proving to be more interesting than many expected. Republican Sean Bielat, More...
Small Business Jobs Act to be signed by President Obama today
President Obama is looking to sign a $42 billion dollar bill designed to revive small business. The House of Representatives approved the Small Business Jobs Act by a 237-187 vote last Thursday. A summary from the More...
Why We Must Reduce Military Spending by Rep. Barney Frank and Rep. Ron Paul
As members of opposing political parties, we disagree on a number of important issues. But we must not allow honest disagreement over some issues to interfere with our ability to work together when we do agree. By More...
Online Gambling Bill is in the works
Image: Maggie Smith / FreeDigitalPhotos.net The bill, H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act, is being reintroduced by Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash).The biil was originally introduced More...
