[grosqueneen]

Is this the kink of crap Mrs. Pelosi was talking about in her "Culture of Corruption" speech???

http://bostonherald.com/news/politic...e%26position=0

Barney Frank knocked on his Fannie

Rep admits to helping lover land job at mortgage giant in ’91

By Dave Wedge
Boston Herald Chief Enterprise Reporter

Thursday, May 26, 2011 - Updated 9 hours ago

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank admitted he helped his ex-lover land a lucrative post with Fannie Mae in the early 1990s while the Newton Democrat was on a committee that regulated the lending giant — but he called questions of a potential ethical conflict “nonsense.”

“If it is (a conflict of interest), then much of Washington is involved (in conflicts),” Frank told the Herald last night. “It is a common thing in Washington for members of Congress to have spouses work for the federal government. There is no rule against it at all.”

Frank said he helped his former longtime companion, Herb Moses, land a job at Fannie Mae in 1991 after Moses graduated with a master’s degree in business administration from Dartmouth College. Frank said he was approached by a Fannie Mae executive and vouched for Moses, who formerly worked as an economist in the Department of Agriculture.

“(The executive) said, ‘Herb applied for a job,’ and I said, ‘Yeah, I think he’d be great. He’s an economist and he’s got an MBA,’ ” Frank said, recounting the conversation. “He was hired to an entry-level position.”

Asked if he should have disclosed his efforts to help Moses land the job at Fannie Mae, Frank said: “It was widely known. It was out there in the public. It’s nonsense.”

Congressional Republicans pounced on the embarrassing revelation.

[Percocetti]

Embarrassing? He was asked for a job reference by Fannie Mae, with all sides knowing the situation. Frank's ex got an entry-level gig, not some major executive role or something along those lines. Do you not see a difference in the two?

[gomosopions]

By the way, can you show some class and say "ex-partner"? I'm guessing not.

[Saad Khan]

Yes, a job reference call is hardly "help." But it was a slow news day in right wing media land.

And to Regis/Sidewinder's credit, he got just as wound up about the whole John Ensign affair, where a GOP Senator actually did violate several ethics rules and pay off and hire the family of his mistress, right?

Right?

*chirp chirp*