[carlr]

I believe Matthews held some position in Carters administration,so that should give some insight into his wisdom.

[Mike Bates]

From his MSNBC bio:
Matthews spent 15 years in politics and government: he worked in the White House for four years under President Jimmy Carter as a Presidential speechwriter and on the Government Reorganization Project, in the U.S. Senate for five years on the staffs of Senator Frank Moss (Utah) and Senator Edmund Muskie (Maine), and was the top aide for Speaker of the House Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr. for six years.

No wonder he's messed up.

[svcw]

I think he was the chief of staff for Tip O'Neil.