Well, the right-wing policy with regard to Israel - the people who don't want to deal with Arafat, who don't want a Palestinian state - the whole sort of right-wing view is consistent with the view toward Iraq. It's the same policy and the same people.

He attended La Salle College High School. In 2002 The Chris Matthews Show began airing in syndication. He also wrote a book called Hardball.

Christopher John "Chris" Matthews (born December 17 1945) is an American news anchor and political commentator known for his nightly hour-long talk show Hardball with Chris Matthews which is televised on the American cable television channel MSNBC. Matthews appears on many other NBC and MSNBC programs.