Barney Frank gets ready to walk down the aisle

Representative Barney Frank, 71, of Massachusetts has announced that he will marry his longtime partner, Jim Ready, 42, of Ogunquit, Maine. The two men have been together since 2007.

New York Senator Charles Schumer calling for the deregulation of Wall Street was the apex of the Wall Street axis of power over official Washington politics, outgoing Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank told me today in an exclusive interview.

Barney Frank is Ready (to marry) | Liberal congressman engaged to boyfriend, Jim Ready.

Barney Frank is Ready (to marry) | Liberal congressman engaged to boyfriend, Jim Ready.

Ranking member U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) questions U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as he testifies at a hearing on Capitol Hill on March 2, 2011 in Washington, D.C.. By msnbc.com staff, NBC News and