Well, damn. Dude's smart, not afraid to speak his mind, and just about the only serving legislator I would actually describe as remotely "liberal" in any meaningful sense.
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"Trans Am Jesus" is "what hanged me"
In his live press conference, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) offered a laundry list of reasons for retirement, among them: the fact he would be campaigning in a new district, meaning it would be a tough re-election; the fact that he doesn’t like raising money; and the desire to spend his next few years focusing on academic writing.