Apparently Barney Frank, in his retirement from Congress, has taken it upon himself to be the eager warrior for gay rights. And he’s not letting a little thing like personal privacy get in his way. What better way to do that than to expose closeted-gay congressmen who don’t vote the way Frank wants? Back in the 1990s, then-Representative Frank established what is known as the “Frank Rule.” If a sitting Republican congressman votes against gay-friendly legislation, and is secretly gay himself, then Frank exposes them. Victims of the conniving lawmaker, I presume, are not tickled pink at the thought of their private lives being made public. But then that’s Barney’s point. He wants to embarrass, humiliate, and tear down his opponents by any means necessary. The “Frank Rule” came into prominence in 2006 when Florida congressman Mark Foley was accused of sending sexually explicit text messages to teenage boys. During the scandal, Frank...(Read Full Article)