Credit where it’s due: Barney Frank vs The Lobbyists

Published April 1, 2010 4:00am ET



I‘ve spent a lot of ink (here, here, here, and here, for instance) showing that Barack Obama’s talk of standing up to lobbyists and closing the revolving door is hokum. One Democrat whom, it seems, is walking that walk: House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass.

As you might imagine, there are plenty of financial firms who would love to hire Frank’s Financial Services staffers as lobbyists. Goldman Sachs a year ago swooped up former Frank chief of Staff Michael Paese, and the Intercontinental Exchange has nabbed Frank aide Peter Roberson.

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