Finally in a chair to match his powerful command of policy, Frank pushes for pet causes that were suppressed by the Republican ex-majority…The pro-labor Democrat has been acting more business friendly than usual, but that won’t stop him from trying to rein in executive compensation. He’ll play a major role in ongoing legislative debates over gay marriage. And, he continues to take his formidable debating skills on the airwaves, appearing regularly on Real Time With Bill Maher, where he makes no bones about his ideological opponents. Frank recently called Mitt Romney “the most intellectually dishonest human being in the history of politics.” 02138 Magazine September, 2007