Adam Jentleson, a combative former Reid staffer, is a mover and shaker in Fetterman’s office — and the Pennsylvanian was the first Senate Democrat to demand Menendez call it quits this week, in almost personal terms: the statement went as far as to compare the Democrat to Tony Soprano.

But why would the sweatshirt-clad gentle giant care so much? It could have something to do with how Jentleson worked for Reid, one of the Iran Deal’s most important proponents. After hemming and hawing, Reid threw his support to the Iran Deal during his final months in office — but Menendez’s fervent opposition to it made him a fly in the ointment of Senate Democrats.

[That’s a better explanation than the idea that Senator Hoodyshorts has *standards* to defend. — Ed]