One of the things that make old alkies act nasty is that not much of anything succeeds in arousing them anymore.
Seeing the steady decline that’s come over Matthews in the last 12-13 years, I really have to wonder.
I’d imagine the source of much bitterness from the talking heads is that no matter what view they hold of themselves, America in general does not listen to or agree with them. They were furious that Clinton ended up as a dirty joke, Bush won twice (and held Congress for awhile), that “homosexuals” are still widely viewed as deviant, and that the Kenyan Pirate is suffering terribly in popularity, basically stalling his (and their) agenda as his own party flees from him (ala Clinton in 2000, when he offered to campaign for candidates and often received a polite “no thanks”). To understand what it must be like for these liberal talking heads, just imagine what other shows people are watching instead of theirs...