Lame-duck Barney Frank joins effort to repeal Obamacare ‘death panels’

Retiring Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) announced on Tuesday his support for the repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a significant portion of President Obama’s health care overhaul. The IPAB is the “real death panel” in the health care law, according to Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN) who authored the bill to repeal it. Barney Frank, no longer bound by political obligations, does what he thinks is right. Too bad we can’t get people who do that before they retire.

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  • No way, the homo has health care at Bethesda for the rest of his life, this has to be for one of his Boy Toys

  • Now that Bawwney doesn't have to spout the party mantra we may hear some suprising stuff come out of his mouth. I think it would be funny as hell if he tured around and started slinging mud at those he stood up for in the past.

  • Just one more criminal walking away rich from a life of crime. I hope he comes down with a nasty case of AIDs!

    • Isn't that what the Liberal Nina Totenberg said to Jesse Helms ? Actually it wasn't . She said that she hope Jesse and his grandchildren got aids.

      Remember ITS ONLY EVIL IF CONSERVATIVES DO IT.

      • Maybe it's only evil if conservatives do it, but my guess is that Barney Frank engages in certain types of sexual practices that would put him at risk with others who did/do the same. Jesse Helms probably did not put himself at risk with the types of people who did as well, & if Nina Totenberg sees this, screw you. I'm right, & you know it.