(Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
One of the good guys is
retiring:
Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts fourth Congressional District has said he will not seek re-election for 2012.
Frank, a ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, planned to hold a press conference in Newton, Mass. on Monday afternoon, to formally announce and answer questions on the decision. on Tuesday.
There's a million great things that you could say about Barney Frank, but the one that pops most quickly into mind is this: Newt Gingrich revived his campaign shortly after saying Barney Frank should be thrown in jail for having ties to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. As he's pointed out, if Gingrich rides that to the GOP nomination, then Democrats owe Barney Frank a lifetime of whatever he damn well pleases.