"I don't think he should have set the expectation he was going to get Republican votes," the Financial Services chairman told Politico right before the vote on Friday."He set himself a high bar -- and an irrelevant bar.. and he didn't achieve it," the Massachusetts Democrat added. "He should not have legitimized [the notion of bipartisanship], that prompted their partisan reaction... I don't think he's going to make that mistake again."
Frank, who is close to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, added that the sharp partisan division in the House -- exemplified by the lack of a single GOP "yes" on either stimulus vote -- wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
"I want lines drawn!" he said. "There are real ideological differences here."
Well, there should be.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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