Barney Frank Should Be Expelled From The House

Have you read the latest...???

Troubled OneUnited Bank in Boston didn't look much like a candidate for aid from the Treasury Department's bank bailout fund last fall.

The Treasury had said it would give money only to healthy banks, to jump-start lending. But OneUnited had seen most of its capital evaporate. Moreover, it was under attack from its regulators for allegations of poor lending practices and executive-pay abuses, including owning a Porsche for its executives' use.

Nonetheless, in December OneUnited got a $12 million injection from the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP. One apparent factor: the intercession of Rep. Barney Frank, the powerful head of the House Financial Services Committee.

Mr. Frank, by his own account, wrote into the TARP bill a provision specifically aimed at helping this particular home-state bank. And later, he acknowledges, he spoke to regulators urging that OneUnited be considered for a cash injection.

ENOUGH...!!!

Yes, I realize that unless one could prove Congressman Frank was bribed to engage in such obscene betrayal of his fellow citizens, he's committed no crime. But this is why I call for him to be expelled from the House of Representatives rather than arrested, tried, convicted, and jailed.

God help this once great nation... what does a politician have to do in order to be held responsible for his or her incompetence... for his or her malfeasance?

My God... do you realize that Barney Frank, as Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is one of the most powerful men in Washington? For years I and others (particularly the Wall Street Journal) warned of a coming Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac crisis - a crisis which indeed came to pass. This debacle was caused in large part by the misguided (at best - corrupt at worst) policies and actions of Congressman Frank supported by most Democrats and far too many Republicrats.

Or how about Chris Dodd - Senator Chris Dodd... former candidate for the Democratic nomination to run for the presidency leading their ticket Chris Dodd? This is a guy who has been "serving" in Washington since 1975, first as a congressman, then, since 1981 (the year I graduated high school and began college) as a United States Senator. Well... here's the kind of guy Christopher Dodd is. (By the way... notice the names of other "VIP's" mentioned...) This man is Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee!!!

Ahh... and speaking of House Committees... Ways and Means is perhaps the most powerful Congressional Committee of them all. Its Chairman... The "Hon." Charlie Rangel. This is America 2009? This is the era of "Hope," of "Change?"

Well, we all know that Congress is full of crooks, liars, and scoundrels. (Heck, just google the terms "congress crooks," congress liars," "congress scoundrels"!) But how about our new Executive Branch officials?

Exhibit 1) Timothy Geithner. Enough said.

Exhibit 2) Eric Holder. More than enough said.

I could go on and on. The names named... the links provided... just examples. Ideology and partisanship aside, how can we not be ashamed that men like this are leading our nation... fleecing our nation?