Former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank agreed to take time out of his teaching schedule over at Harvard and joined David Bernstein, Peter Kadzis, and Adam Reilly in The Scrum studio this week.

The Congressman sized up Boston's political and racial evolution since the 1970s, offered his predictions for what'll happen in D.C. if the Republicans retake the U.S. Senate, and defended Obama against charges he's done a poor job crafting policy in the Middle East. Frank also weighed on on the dizzying pace of change when it comes to same-sex marriage and gay rights--and, as an added bonus, he quoted George Bernard Shaw and Henny Youngman, too.

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