October 29, 2010 - Today Barney Frank announced that he has been endorsed by his "Republican" challenger from the 1992 election cycle Edward McCormick, III.  We actually think this is a good sign for Frank's current challenger Sean Bielat.  With only 3 full days until election day, Barney Frank is all but out of time to release an endorsement or other news that would help his struggling reelection campaign.  We wish we could tell you more about Edward McCormick but, unfortunately, we were both in grade school during the '92 election cycle and as a google search will tell you that was apparently the last time McCormick has been relevant.   What little we do know about McCormick doesn't boad well for his credibility as the voice of "moderate" republicans.  The last person to be graced with his endorsement was our current Governor Deval Patrick.  Patrick will go down in history here in MA as the only governor we've had who's negatives are second only to the New York Yankees. 

For those that aren't lucky enough to live in or around Frank's district it's hard to convey the energy and groundswell of support that is taking form in this election.  Last night Cook announced that the Massachusetts' 4th congressional district only "Leans Democrat", an upgrade from his previous rating of "likely Democrat".  This story broke on the heels of our leaked internal memo from the Bielat campaign showing Sean in a statistical dead head with Frank.

As surprising as the McCormick endorsement is for the sheer irrelevance factor, this actually makes a tiny bit of sense.  Even in his cozy gerrymandered district which has protected him for the past 30 years, Frank has become somewhat of a social pariah.  The last time Barney held a joint event, with our governor Deval Patrick, they were both greeted with a giant dancing dinosaur (you can't make this stuff up).

H/T Ann Greene / Bob Schneider

October 27, 2010 Brookline, MA-We stopped in at a candidate event last night in Brookline held by the Republican Jewish Coalition and, much to our surprise, the room was packed! The venue was so filled, they had to run out to add more chairs-in BARNEY FRANK'S district. The night highlighted many issues including unemployment, healthcare, and the nation's debt, but most prominently: Israel. Below is the letter that was handed out to attendees and, to Barney Frank, it is nothing short of damning:

"Dear (MA-04 voter):

Whatever reasons you have had to support Barney Frank and Democrats in the past, the world has changed, and the Jewish community faces threats comparable to the threats of the 1930s. Polls show that Republicans are far more supportive to Israel than Democrats.

Barney Frank has not acted to address threats to Israel and the Jewish community nor has he sounded the alarm. The assumption that because Barney Frank is Jewish and a Democrat he will fill the role of our advocate is rebutted by his silence and inaction. He blindly followed President Obama's agenda, which places Israel at existential risk. While President Obama mouths support for Israel, he fails to support by words or deeds. Obama focuses on the construction of apartments,while Israelis are murdered and while Iran forges ahead with its nuclear program and arms its proxies. Abbas refuses to recognize Israel's right to exist.

Reading the history of European Jewry from 1933 to 1945, we are filled with an immense sadness at the failed attempts of Jews to flee their persecutors and of their lack of comprehension that their fellow citizens would try to kill them all. In spite of the supposed sensitivity of Jews to anti-Jewish political winds, millions failed to act on both sides of the Atlantic in the face of express statements of genocidal intentions.

Knowing what we do today, we wish that American Jews had done far more in the 1930s to identify the peril, sound the alarm, and attempt to rally support from our allies. The time has come again.

We will not be silent or inactive. Sean Bielat, US Marine and businessman, is the Republican candidate for the Fourth District. He appreciates the dangers to Israel and knows that America must act to
protect the US and its democratic allies. Visit www.seanbielat.org and make an unbiased decision. I did and I'm voting for Sean. Please join me.

Please read Daniel Pipes' article (below). You have the power to affect the make-up of Congress with your vote."

http://www.danielpipes.org/8994/israel-congressional-democrats

The candidates who attended the evening: Sean Bielat (speech below),

Marty Lamb  (3rd District)
Jon Golnik  (5th District)
Bill Hudak  (6th District)
Gerry Dembrowski (7th District)
Jeff Perry  (10th District)