If your head weren't so far up your ... you'd realize for Manhattanites, New Jersey is "flyover country."
Whatever else you can say about the guy, as the son of Irish immigrants and a graduate of Fordham, he certainly wasn't born into America's ruling elite.
And yes, I am aware of the animosity between Jerseyites and New Yorkers.
But let's just say i'm not surprised that Brennan isn't from some place like Gary Indiana or something.