Rep. Barney Frank, the 16-term Congressman from Massachusetts, had been scheduled to appear earlier this summer at the Hebrew Center in Vineyard Haven but was called back to Washington to deal with the debt ceiling talks. Thankfully, Congressman Frank has rescheduled his talk and will be coming to the Vineyard on Monday, August 29, barring a hurricane, that is.

The talk is entitled Washington: Protecting National Security by Cutting Our Military Spending. It would seem then that the delay has been in the Vineyard’s favor. After the bruising debate on Capitol Hill, the topic will have even more firepower, so to speak.

Mr. Frank has been quoted as saying, “It is irrefutably clear . . . that if we do not make substantial cuts in the projected levels of Pentagon spending, we will do substantial damage to our economy and dramatically reduce our quality of life.”

However, during the talks about the country’s deficit and cutting spending, the military budget seemed largely untouched. Odds are Mr. Frank will have something to say about this.

The talk begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center, located at 130 Center street in Vineyard Haven.

Admission is a suggested donation of $15 at the door; there are no advance ticket sales for this event. For more information, visit mvsummerinstitute.com.