Good ol' Chris Matthews. The elation of some on the left is beyond any hope of redemption - that is if those members are in the media. As a journalist, a certain sense of integrity is needed. That's where the line is drawn between being someone who reports the news, and someone who gives opinions. Reporters, and commentators. Chris Matthews, throughout the 2008 campaign, has clearly gone full bore into the commentators category. It wasn't over when he felt a thrill going up his leg, not by a long shot. The agenda of Matthews is more apparent than ever with his latest comments this morning:
No sir, your job is not to make sure that Obama succeeds, but rather that he, along with other politicians, are held to a standard which is beneficial to the country, rather than a specific political party or ideology. By making such an absurd statement, he removes any impartiality and takes away whatever credibility he had remaining during the next administration. This is because, no matter how fair he actually is, the stigma of him rooting for a particular side and going as far to claim it is his job to, essentially, give the new President a constant stream of good PR is not something that any thinking person can accept.

Chris Matthews obviously wants to voice his opinion loudly at every opportunity, but should face reality and call a spade a spade - he's stopped being a reporter much long ago and donned the commentator hat.