HotAirhttps://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2008/10/06/frank-criticism-of-congress-is-now-racist-too/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 20:05:15 -0400Frank: Criticism of Congress is now racist, too<![CDATA[Barney Frank&#8217;s latest defense of Congress over the financial meltdown could be predicted based on the success of Barack Obama&#8217;s campaign in using the same defense.  According to Rep. Frank, any attempt to pin the blame for the collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on the activities of both, as well as Congressional policy that fueled it, is now officially racist.  Frank says conservatives want to blame minorities for the collapse:]]>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:00:57 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2008/10/06/frank-criticism-of-congress-is-now-racist-too-n157781