It's the voters fault

[Sigaba]

Originally Posted by csquare

Rep. Barney Frank...arrogant flaming A-hole!

I am learning not to drink anything while reading Csquare's posts. Very very disturbing imagery.

On the topic of voters' responsibility, a point that Frank appears not to have mentioned is the insidious practice of congressional redistricting. Using software, legislators can redraw the boundaries of their constituencies to exclude residents who might vote for a candidate of an opposing party. Add this practice to the advantages of incumbency, few congressional races in the House of Representatives are truly competitive.

An irony of Frank's statement is that he is acknowledging that he is not working as hard as he could: an admission that is as revealing as it is self destructive. Hopefully, a future opponent of Mr. Franks will run a television ad that juxtaposes Franks arguing that Fannie and Freddy did not need closer regulation (as the Bush administration requested) and this recent comment about voters.