Watch the video here.

Frank blames right-wing sources for spreading this rumor, like theAssociated Press:

“The stakes are so high Democrats won’t rule out taking as long as a month to certify the election results — should Brown win — to prevent a Republican from assuming the seat until the Senate completes its work on Kennedy’s hallmark legislation.”

A more recent AP story is here, again, confirming the story above.

So who is the right-wing source Rep. Barney Frank is talking about? Why it’s the Democratic spokesman for the Massachusetts Secretary of State, er, Commonwealth (a Democrat). It’s the old we need-two-signatures trick:

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Watch the video here.

Frank blames right-wing sources for spreading this rumor, like theAssociated Press:

“The stakes are so high Democrats won’t rule out taking as long as a month to certify the election results — should Brown win — to prevent a Republican from assuming the seat until the Senate completes its work on Kennedy’s hallmark legislation.”

A more recent AP story is here, again, confirming the story above.

So who is the right-wing source Rep. Barney Frank is talking about? Why it’s the Democratic spokesman for the Massachusetts Secretary of State, er, Commonwealth (a Democrat). It’s the old we need-two-signatures trick:

Read More →