Barney Frank Retires (Or, The Great Thatan Thays Adioth)

Well, if Congress is going to outlaw graft, what reason is there for him to stay? And Wall Street soars.

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will not seek reelection in 2012, and will announce his retirement in a press conference Monday afternoon.

Frank’s spokesman, Harry Gural, said in a statement that Frank will hold a conference at 1 p.m. at Newton City Hall in Newton, Mass., to “formally announce and answer questions about his decision not to run for reelelection in 2012.”

Plus, Barney clearly did not enjoy actually having to defend his seat in 2010.

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