James And The Giant Reach

Fresh from complaining that America suffers from too much free speech, Assistant Minority Leader Jim Clyburn has discovered a new problem--airport security for VIPs such as himself:

I really believe that that is the place where we feel the most ill at ease, is going through airports,” Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) [....]

“We’ve had some incidents where TSA authorities think that congresspeople should be treated like everybody else,” he said. “Well, the fact of the matter is, we are held to a higher standard in so many other areas, and I think we need to take a hard look at exactly how the TSA interact with members of Congress.”

Even if you think he has a point, this is unbelievably tone deaf.  How did this man get in such a position of responsibility?