Tag Archives: Barney Frank
The Elite’s Disease

The Elite’s Disease

Joe Klein, blogging for Time, recently declared, ” There is something profoundly diseased about a society that idolizes its ignoramuses and disdains its experts.”  For  Klein and many like-minded “experts,” the “diseased” are us, the American voters, especially those voters ...Read more

“Financial Reform”: Partisan Politics and Lobbyist Study Buddies

“Financial Reform”: Partisan Politics and Lobbyist Study Buddies

Last Thursday, the US Senate passed S.3217, a financial reform bill supposed to reign in Wall Street and prevent a repeat of the recession in whose midst we still suffer.  At least its title, “Restoring American Financial Stability Act of ...Read more

Financial Reform for Dummies

Financial Reform for Dummies

Most of us haven’t a clue about what happens on Wall Street.  We wouldn’t know a “credit swap,” from a “derivative” or a “mortgage pass through” (this last one sounds like it might be painful).  The 1700+ page bill being written in ...Read more

Rolling the Dice with Congressman Barney Frank

Barney Frank, D-MA, takes  gamblers’  interests to heart.  As Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), he plans to replace the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), a regulation made in the “midnight hours” of the previous Administration, with ...Read more