Arlen Specter can presumably breathe easier. Chris ‘Tweetybird’ Matthews has signed an extension w/MSNBC that will keep him there until after the 2012 elections.
Mr. Matthews said that he had been serious about the Senate seat, now held by Arlen Specter, a Republican, and took umbrage at any suggestion that he might have been using the idea as negotiating leverage.
“I think it’s unfair people think like that,” Mr. Matthews said. “That’s sacrilegious.”
He said he had held a lifelong love affair with the Senate. “I grew up reading ‘Advise and Consent.’ (Well, it was a long book.)
“I would go to Washington on high school trips with the band and I would see senators just like in ‘Advise and Consent.’ Humphrey, Dirksen, Goldwater.” He added, “To be a senator was the greatest thing in the world.”
So, whaddayathink? Would you rather have seen Matthews run for the Senate? Would you prefer to see someone else in his place on MSNBC? Does he need to switch to Decaf? Inquiring minds want to know.