In my Advocate cover story about the Massachusetts congressman, Barney Frank talks about his boyfriend, gay weathermen, Prop. 8, Barack Obama, why he’s so grumpy, why he doesn’t use email, why he shouldn’t be blamed for the subprime mortgage crisis, and why marijuana-decriminalization advocates aren’t better organized (“They’re all off smoking dope!”).
It was a pleasure to read of the congressman’s “uncharacteristically cheery” reaction to Barack Obama’s presidency. It’s hard to tell–I wonder–what those connected directly to the White House think about our newly appointed president.