I Love Barney Frank

The New York Times has a great analysis piece today by Joe Nocera, Facing Crisis, Congress Makes Sense, highlighting two recent Congressional hearings that might restore your faith in legislative governance. It quotes Barney Frank, who I love, responding to a lobbyist for the securitization industry,

I would like to believe what you are saying. But as Chico said to Groucho, "Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?"

Representative Frank was a guest on Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me the other week and I laughed so hard I cried.

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