I didn't get that at all. More like, this idiot kid is worried about global terrorism and his freakin' father is a murdering mafioso. They got terror going on right under their noses.
I'm with you. The kid has always come off as strange. His preoccupation with the war on terror wasn't that far removed from his preoccupation with his girlfriend dumping him. I do like the irony of his "global" worries while there's plenty at home for him to really worry about. Typical lib who can't take care of himself but thinks he has a better idea how to run the world.