Do you believe there is a war on terror?  If so, and you live in Southeastern Massachusetts, you may not want to vote for Barney Frank.  There is an article at SouthCoastToday.com  about a meeting Barney Frank had with their editorial board and the comments he made.  He calls for a twenty-five per cent cut in military spending and an increase in income taxes for people he thinks can afford to pay more.  One of the quotes I found interesting–

“Also, he said, “we’ll increase the federal share of medical care so states won’t have to lay off people.” Unemployment insurance benefits won’t increase, he said, but the period of collecting them will, and eligibility requirements might be relaxed.”

The boldface type is my addition.  Why would you relax eligibility requirements on collecting unemployment?  Generally speaking, when the government subsidizes something, we get more of it.  Why do we want more unemployment?  Also, just a note, historically when you raise the minimum wage, umemployment rises.  That is part of what is feeding into the current jobless rate.  Even in good times, if the cost of hiring an employee goes up, a company is more likely to hesitate before doing it.  Companies realize that if they lay off a person, they will pay a penalty to the state unemployment fund, so rather than take a chance on incurring an extra expense because they can’t afford to keep an employee, they won’t hire one.

Aside from his role in the current crisis with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Barney Frank has ideas that will not protect our country from terrorists who want to destroy it.