Barney, Blago, Kagan, and In-State Tuition | Judicial Watch: Another perennial member of Judicial Watch's list of "Washington's Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians" will soon be saying goodbye to Congress. (By the way, look for our 2011 list before the end of the year!) According to CBS News:
Citing the political challenges he faced because of congressional redistricting, prominent Democratic Rep. Barney Frank on Monday announced he will not seek re-election in 2012. "I don't want to be torn a full-fledged campaign... and my obligation to my current constituents," Frank said from the Newton, Massachusetts City Hall.
Frank may try to use the excuse of "redistricting" for his decision to leave office, but I suspect he also feared being dragged down by the congressional ethics investigation of the OneUnited Bank scandal that also implicates Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA). Both members of Congress improperly interfered to secure a Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) grant for the struggling Massachusetts bank. (You can read more here.)
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