Another milestone/millstone for Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R-OMG! Am I Still Wearing Button-Down-Collar Shirts?).

Brown has effectively clowned his way into a Gail Collins piece in the New York Times about food safety legislation on Capitol Hill.

To wit:

Not everybody was impressed by the achievement.

“Oh, my gosh! It’s so important,” said Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “I’m glad I rushed back from our break to work on food safety.”

Brown felt the Senate should have been focusing on economic issues, particularly his effort to stop the extension of unemployment compensation benefits until the Senate agrees to the Scott Brown Unemployment Compensation Funding Plan.

“Is it because I’m a Republican that we’re not going to pass that? Is it because I’m the new guy?” he demanded.

We will now have a moment of silence to contemplate the suffering of Senator Brown. Who had to come back the week after Thanksgiving in order to vote on a major bipartisan bill aimed at keeping people from being poisoned by contaminated food. And then became a victim of discrimination.

Then again, if the unemployed don’t get extended benefits, they can’t afford to buy contaminated food.

Pretty smart guy, that Scott Brown.