Chris Matthews is Dead to Me

I've never been a fan of him in the first place. But if you are on the fence, there were two incidents yesterday that will convince you – whether you lean right or left – that he is not a journalist, but merely an operative working directly for the GOP.

First of all, the interview that aired, during which Matthews asked Tom DeLay some Hardball questions such as - "Why does everyone attack you? Is it because of your religious faith?" and "How bad would the country be if the Democrats took the House?" and "Why do bad things happen to good people?" and "Does it feel good when I do this with my tongue?"

The second thing comes courtesy of that dastardly Harry Shearer (excellent...) who has some device that gets the satellite feeds of live shows when they think they're off the air. Watch the video and watch Chris Matthews climb almost completely up inside Tom DeLay's ass. Oh yeah, and watch DeLay tell the world that there's nothing worse than a woman know-it-all, (that's a quote). Wow.