The Daily News:

Speaking on [the Reverend Al] Sharpton's radio show, Monserrate commented, "You know, I'm never gonna compare myself to anyone in the biblical context."

"I remember Jesus himself, when he saw that in the temple there were merchants setting up shop, [he] began to turn over a few tables along the way ... to get the people's business done right," Monserrate said.

It's not known whether or not Jesus ever slashed his girlfriend in the face with a broken glass, however.

And here's our buddy Pedro, the other traitor. Pedro has apparently taken to speaking of himself in the third person, as befits a man of his influence and centrality.

King Pedro describing his ideal solution of the chaos he caused:

We'll have a situation in which the Democrats would have their majority leader, the republicans would have their majority leader, Pedro Espada will be president pro tem, and we'll have a fair and equal allocation of resources.

Congratulations, Democrats. Well done.