As I noted back in June, Senator Patrick Leahy (D, Vermont) isn't intimidated by thugs. The man was not afraid to get in The Joker's face at Bruce Wayne's fundraiser for Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight. Of course, that was just a work of fiction. (Or was it...?) Leahy is also the man who prompted Vice President Dick Cheney to yell "Go fuck yourself!" on the floor of the US Senate. That's right -- Senator Leahy has stood up to both The Joker and The Penguin. So how did Senator Leahy handle himself after being confronted by the real life thugs of the US Border Patrol? Let's just say, don't fuck with Senator Patrick Leahy:

It's interesting - I went through one of those symbolic checkpoints in the state of New York driving back here. It was about 125 miles from the border. In a car with license plate one on it from Vermont. With little letters underneath it that said US Senate. We were stopped and ordered to get out of the car and prove my citizenship. And I said "what authority are you acting under?" and one of your agents pointed to his gun and said "that's all the authority I need." Encouraging way to enter our country.

I'd really hate to be that border patrol officer right about now...