A CHRIS MATTHEWS MELTDOWN: Transcript and audio available here. He has a rather shaky grasp of reality, judging by these comments. I can’t do better than quote Don Imus’s observation: “That is really just an…that is just an absurd, ridiculous position. I’m just…I’m almost embarrassed that you’ve said that.”

UPDATE: Indeed: “When next the elders of the MSM tribe gather to moan the loss of civility in politics, I hope somebody brings along this tape.” Though the problem is less a lack of civility than a lack of coherence.