Well, well, well. Barney Frank, the guy who practically wrote the book on crony capitalism and virtue signaling, is dead at 86. Let's pour one out... of lukewarm tap water, because that's about the level of respect this swamp creature deserves.

For those of you who weren't paying attention (and honestly, who could blame you?), Frank was a longtime Democratic congressman from Massachusetts. He's mostly known for two things: spearheading the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and being one of the first openly gay members of Congress. One of those things is arguably progress; the other is an unmitigated disaster for the American economy.

Dodd-Frank, remember that? The supposed fix for the 2008 financial crisis? It was supposed to end 'too big to fail.' Instead, it codified it! All it really did was create a mountain of regulations that benefited the big banks while crushing smaller community banks under the weight of compliance costs. Thanks, Barney!

And let's not forget the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), that unelected, unaccountable bureaucracy that Dodd-Frank spawned. They’re supposed to protect you from getting fleeced by the man, but they’re really just another tool for the state to control your life. Freedom, baby!

Of course, Frank was also a champion of 'social justice,' which, in modern parlance, means prioritizing identity politics over actual economic opportunity. He was a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, which, fine, whatever. But let's be honest, his real legacy is empowering a bunch of virtue-signaling corporations to virtue-signal even harder.

Remember that acerbic wit he was known for? That's just another way of saying he was a smug, condescending politician who thought he knew better than everyone else. And his combative style? That's just what happens when you spend your life fighting for policies that benefit your cronies and consolidate power in the hands of the elite.

So, goodbye, Barney. You won't be missed by anyone who actually cares about freedom, limited government, and a thriving economy. The only thing you left behind was a bigger, more corrupt, and more regulated swamp.

Rest in… well, you know.

At least we got some good memes out of it.

[Insert Wojak pointing at Barney Frank picture with the caption: 'He did this.']