According to the New York Times, Senate Judiciary chairman Arlen Specter wrote a letter to Supreme Court nominee John Roberts that “raises pointed questions about two recent court decisions invalidating legislation Congress passed under its authority to regulate interstate commerce.”

Chuck Schumer’s reaction? To act like he made up the idea, and refer to himself in the third person: “‘Arlen Specter sounds exactly like Chuck Schumer,’ said Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York and a member of the Judiciary Committee.”

Or as The Hotline headlined the item, “Why Everything In Life Points To Chuck Schumer.”