Is It Possible Chris Matthews 'Gets It' About the Tea Party Victories?

Chris Matthews concluded his “Hardball” program with a monologue about the very real electoral implications of the surging Tea Party movement.

“I have waited all my adult life for an election in which voters have the fire to reach up and burn those who have been running the show for decades, but I didn’t know it would come from the right and the center. 2010 could be the first year in modern times when being in office and part of Washington is the worst possible credential when facing voters.”