The Independent Chris Matthews?

This is really driving me nuts.

CHRIS MATTHEWS IS NOT "INDEPENDENT."

HE IS NOT FAIR.

HE IS A PARTISAN HACK.

Yesterday, I spelled out the monumental idiocy of Tim Cuprisin's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article, "Matthews' 'Hardball' style is clear-cut; his views remain anything but."

NOT TRUE.

MATTHEWS' VIEWS ARE EXTREMELY CLEAR-CUT.

MATTHEWS IS NOT INDEPENDENT.

Today, on the stunningly low-rated MSNBC's Morning Joe, Dem hack Matthews warned that the Republican presidential candidates can expect him to explode if they challenge his independence.

While talking to Matthews, Joe Scarborough wondered if he believed that in today's debate, the Republicans would go for a "cheap applause line" on Matthews' recent controversial Bush administration "criminality" comments.

MATTHEWS: I've been thinking about that....It's not my stage tonight. I don't have much standing to retort in real time.

However, I do have one sensitive point and that is, I don't mind being wrong -- I try to be right. I don't mind somebody saying I'm not fair -- I try to be fair. ... If someone says I'm not independent, it's going to be very hard for me to bite my tongue. ...

For twenty years I've paid the price of indepdendence. I've taken it from everybody ... every night of my life for the past twenty years. ...

If they accuse of me of being partisan, I'll go rip! ...

It's not about me, it's about them and who's going to be president during these difficult times.

Good grief.

If Matthews truly doesn't realize how partisan he is, then he has serious problems.

He needs treatment for being clinically delusional.

I'm not kidding.