Political memoirs often deploy ghost writers, lawyers and consultants to help the author homogenize the past and move mistakes to the passive voice. Barney Frank is made of sterner stuff.
In his new memoir, “Frank,” a roller-coaster ride through the past half century, the author advises his readers: “Never believe anyone who says, 'I hate saying I told you so.’ Saying 'I told you so’ is always enjoyable and one of the few pleasures that becomes more enjoyable with age.”
The advice is superfluous. He barbecues conservatives, liberals, reporters (a “thin-skinned group”) and his own “weaknesses and failings.” It is a well-written, marvelous memoir.
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