Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) is no political hero. He is not a martyr. Democrats today are little more than soap opera performers. Padilla is a great example of this.

Despite left-wing adulation to the contrary, the senator from California demonstrated over the last week that he is nothing more than a court jester portraying the role of a U.S. senator. After his attempt at self-martyrdom last week, in which he tried to aggressively bully his way into a confrontation with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Padilla made the rounds on the sympathy circuit, trying to garner as much solace — and political donations — as possible after he experienced accountability for his actions.