[Darkwolf377]

Matthews is an incorrigible idealist, with a romanticized notion of politics, longing to relive his childhood conception of statecraft as a Camelot Neverland.

PERFECT description of Matthews.

He cares about the backroom dealing and favor-granting that normal people loathe about politics.

[Inwoodian]

While the quote is spot-on I think Matthews also has a female view of the world- ceaseless gabbing and feeling. Might be early dementia.