Chuckie Schumer Tackling the Important Issues

It's Sunday, so obviously it's time for another of Chuckie's shameless publicity grabs. He's getting down to the big issues now.

Spirit Airlines' $45 charge for carry-on luggage is the last straw for put-upon air travelers, said Sen. Chuck Schumer.

He's demanding that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner close a loophole that makes the fee extra profitable for the carrier.

"Passengers have hit a breaking point on fees that are being imposed," Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday.

Yes, and American have reached a breaking points on taxes voted in by Democrats, but that doesn't seem to bother Chuckie. He happily voted for the trillion-dollar boondoggle known as ObamaCare, yet is upset that a company decides they want to charge for carry-on bags? Is he for real? Or, more likely, is Chuckie looking out for No. 1 here?

"Peanuts may not be a necessity, but the ability to carry on a bag is," said Schumer, who totes carry-on luggage on his frequent flights to Washington, D.C.

He hopes for a preliminary answer from the Treasury Department by the end of the week. If the Feds don't put a stop to carry-on bag fees, he said he'd introduce legislation that will.

Great, just what we need: The Senate taking up carry-on bag legislation. Of course if the idiot gets his way and airlines are forced to charge what Chuckie tells them to, they'll just increase their fares.

Which will lead us to another Sunday press conference by this man of the people...