I don’t know too much about the specifics of New York politics–not too much more than what Mala talks about here at VL. But the thing is, even as I only really know what Mala talks about, I wasn’t surprised to read that NY Senator, Charles Schumer is a bit of a dick head. This is what happened recently on a flight that Schumer was on:

But the two Democratic senators ignored the order and kept talking — prompting a flight attendant to ask them to follow Federal Aviation Administration rules, according to a House Republican aide who was seated nearby.

Schumer asked if he could finish his call. The attendant said “no” because the plane was waiting for him to finish so it could take off. The state’s senior senator ended his call, but then launched into an argument with her, claiming he was entitled to continue his chat until the cabin door was closed.

“She said she doesn’t make the rules, she just followed them,” the aide said, according to Politco.com.

“Bitch!” Schumer remarked to Gillibrand after the attendant walked away.

Well. It’s good to know that people who are representing “bitches” have such high respect for them.

And we wonder why so many politicians spend so much of their time with their pants down.