17 Replies to “Hallelujah!”

  2. Barney and his buddies have done their bit to screw up the American economy so it is time for them to walk arm-in-arm into the posh political hack retirement sunset. Don’t expect him to be brought up on any charges for his skullduggery either. Those folks (political crooks) always have enough friends behind to cover their six.
    Lest Canucks start to gloat, remember Jean, the paper napkin, Crouton and his real estate deals.

  3. Before you get too excited about this, his replacement as the Ranking Democrat on the Financial Service Committee is Mad Maxine Waters.

  5. “…Back then, Fannie Mae could raise money at low interest rates because the federal government implicitly guaranteed its debt…”
    Holy Mackerel! Just like Farm Credit Corp!
    Not that I’m saying it could happen here, of course…this being Canada an all that.

  6. “Retiring” actually means “not running for re-election in 2012”, thus opening up his district for a “designated Democrat” to run in a VERY safe seat.
    Forecasts, anybody? … I think the new Dem candidate in that district will be “a Kennedy” in some way, shape or form … maybe Teddy’s widowed wife? Maybe Caroline moves to Boston from NYC to run? … maybe Robert Jr., the green zealot?
    Stay tuned … the biggeest question is WHO will be handed this guaranteed Democrat seat on a platter?

  7. Good point, Davers6. It’s not as if Barney’s replacement won’t be close to identical politically.
    Worse yet, Barney’s replacement probably won’t provide comedy material that’s nearly as good as what Barney has provided.

  10. It sounds like the new electoral district boundaries are enough reason for him not to seek re-election, i.e. because he faces a real prospect of not winning with significant numbers of different voters.
    That’s too bad. We can still look forward to news of his death, but it would have been nice to hear of him defeated at the polls first.

  11. Don’t fret over Barney. He has two concubines to keep him warm every night. Fanny Mae & Freddy Mac.

  12. “No word yet whether he will face charges for his major role in wrecking the U.S. economy.”
    Hell no he won’t. Even if he was charged Obama would just pardon the douche bag.
    The only reason he’s bowing out is the breaking news of the secret 7.77 trillion dollar bank bailout he had a part in devising and covering up for 2 years leaves him with absolutely no chance of re election even if his opponent was Zippy the Pin Head

  13. I learned more about Barney in one day then anyone should have to learn, none of it surprised me except the 7.77 trillion secret bank bailout. Please elaborate on it.

  14. “The Massachusetts lawmaker cited a deteriorating political culture and a more pragmatic political rationale: new congressional-district lines approved by the Massachusetts’ legislature would substantially change his constituency.”
    Yeah, they un-Gerrymandered his district. Poor baby. No more sure thing for poor ol’ Barney.

  16. Well, they didn’t go after Bawney after his live-in boyfriend operated a gay prostitution service out of Bawney’s apartment..
    Some of you may not be aware that, currently, congress-thingies are EXEMPT from insider trading rules. Now, as head of the Finance committee for many years, what are the odds that Bawney got a few good tips (stock tips, that is), and cashed in on them? The next Congress is probably going to change that law, so may as well get out while the gettin’s good.
    And the biggest joke of all is Maxine as head of anything.

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