Publicity Hound Padilla Preens On CNN: Do You Know Who I Am?

We've all seen public officials making the bad mistake of exclaiming to law enforcement officers who have stopped them: do you know who I am? Democrat Senator Alex Padilla of California gave a variation on that line when interviewed by Dana Bash on CNN's State of the Union on Sunday. Earlier this week, Padilla had staged a pathetic publicity stunt when he interrupted a press conference being given by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.