Where is common decency?

I, like I suppose a lot of you, was not surprised to read dnc chair Howard Dean's comments about Republican House Majority Leader Tom Delay. And seeing the donkey party strategising lately for a better angle of attack on the electorate for '06, '08, I was not surprised to read of a fellow democrat disagreeing with Dean's criticism. What I was surprised to read was that the democrat who rebuked Dean was none other than "3 dollar bill" Barney Frank. The Massachusetts democrat is no neophyte when it comes to political furvor, see link. Perhaps the House democrat is turning over a new leaf. Perhaps he is just stating the obvious. But, one needs to look closer at Frank's statement unsupportive of Dean. Frank's statement, "I don't like him", should make some take pause. When was the last time you heard a politician state that they do not like a fellow colleague. Maybe I am being a bit pollyanna-ish, maybe I am being "old school", but what happened to decency, decorum, or simple respect of the office one holds. Whether someone remembers or not, Rep. Delay is a publicly elected government official. If one dislikes him then it can be inferred that the voters who put the man in office are not held in high regard by Mr. Frank.
Try to think of the last time you heard a politician speak in such a way about another politician. Perhaps this is the level that the rhetoric has sunk to, or maybe this a feeling that a lot of elected officials have for one another. Whether the former or latter are true, I expect a little more from a politician. And hey Barney, who cares what you think anyway.