Chris Matthews

If you're one of those people who is constantly absorbed by current events, and politics in particular, then the host of Hardball and the Chris Matthews Show is no stranger to you. Indeed, he's one of the poster children for MSNBC, and probably one of the most recognizable political commentators on the airwaves today. Personally I still have not figured this guy out. Sometimes I really enjoy watching his show and hearing his opinions -- they can be incisive and informative. At other times he comes across as a whiner and a blowhard, and sometimes as just plain painful to watch.

Perhaps I'll devote a post to him and the other MSNBC familiar faces one day. For now, I just want to point you in the direction of this Times Magazine piece, which is a really interesting window into the life and psyche of Chris Matthews.