I grew up mostly in Eastern Massachusetts, where I first got involved in political issues stuffing envelopes and working to protect 2nd Amendment rights.  Barney Frank is, IMO, an extrapolation of the Eastern Massachusetts politician, among the worst that MA has ever sent to Congress.  But that's what one must expect from Eastern MA, where a large majority of the population lives and works.  Very few decent people get elected there.  It appears that even Mitt Ronmey prostituted himself when he ran for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat back before he became governour.   

There is a Massachusetts Constitution Party http://www.constitutionalview.org 

When one considers the contributions of Massachusetts to the American Revolution, it is amazing what has become of that state.  More than anything, I think, welfare and other aspects of socialism are the cause.  I can remember 50+ years ago reading and hearing that people were relocating into MA to avail themselves of the generous welfare benefits to be had.  Also, corruption and cronyism were rampant.  All that has to be paid for, which is why the state is often referred to as Taxachusetts.  Only in the Western part of the state are the people generally more what is commonly thought of as conservative.  There are many nice things about MA, but I'd venture to say that MA may be the most corrupt state of the 50.  Nobody that I know of has ever gotten elected to high office there by standing for moral and constitutional principles.  Most MA voters don't want that.