Well, Barney may not have learned from the role of the Community Reinvestment Act in creating the mortgage meltdown, but he does seem to have learned from the steady drip-drip of untoward practices in various ACORN offices around the country. And not just those uncovered by two twentysomethings dressed as a pimp and his prostitute.
The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee believes it’s time for the federal government to cut off funding to the controversial and corrupt left-wing organization. Had the Massachusetts Democrat not been at the White House for a ceremony awarding the Medal of Honor to a soldier who had lived in his district during the House vote to defund ACORN, Frank says he would have voted to cut of funding for ACORN:
I am very disappointed in the actions that were taken by members of ACORN, and I do not believe that ACORN’s response has been adequate for an organization that has received public funding.
There are questions about the constitutionality of Congress passing a law that singles out one organization, but the basic principle that ACORN should not now be receiving public funding is an important one. I have therefore urged the Obama administration to withhold any additional funding for ACORN at least until there is very firm evidence that the abuses of which ACORN members have been guilty have not only ceased, but that procedures are in place to prevent them from happening again…
Kudos, Congressman.
Yeah… except they’re probably never going to look at the real ACORN scandal, which is all the voting fraud.
I’ll give him kudos for doing the right thing, with the educated caveat that I suspect it will be part of doing a larger wrong thing. In other words he may defund ACORN, but I suspect he will instead use those dollars to fund some different corrupt organization to do the Democrats crooked deeds, like the SEIU.
Its the way Barney rolls.
Fwank and Conyers are going after the real criminals… the film makers.
Dan, where can we meet to get a picture of you wearing your new aqua colored “I (heart) Barney Frank” muscle t-shirt? I’ll get one printed for you if you’ll wear it at the next Tea Party event or CPAC in Feb… even if it’s just until the flash bulb fades.