Radioblogger has the transcript of a Chris Matthews appearance on the Imus in the Morning radio program yesterday which should do more than raise a few eyebrows. You've got to be a friend of the Israel Yiddish Star. That's American policy, it's American morale. We're friends of Israel. It's politics, it's policy, whatever you want to call it, we're a friend of Israel. Number two, and you've got to wear this second hat. The power broker in the region, the big power broker that can come in and say all right, boys and girls, stop the fighting. We're going to do this, we're going to the peace deal, we're going to cut the final deal, and you're going to listen to us. I think we've completely lost our ability to be a power broker. I think Condi Rice went over there yesterday with the Israeli demands. She didn't have the American demands. They're exactly the same as the Israeli demands. It's like we don't have an independent role in the world now. At least he has come out of the closet. Ed...(Read Full Post)