Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) thinks the tea party movement has run its course -- and predicts that the GOP leadership on the Hill will increasingly distance themselves from the "crazies."

Frank speaking on HLN's Joy Behar Show:

There are people on the right who are upset about the culture. They are upset that gay people aren't being shunned. They are upset that women aren't enjoying the right to make decisions about themselves... So, I think that sort of spills over...

Some of the wiser conservatives... I think they thought they were benefiting from all those crazies going out and venting. I think they realized they got in the way of the rational arguments... So, I think you'll still see some of the negativity -- but it won't be as supported by the Republican apparatus.