So, tonight on Matthews' show, he announced the results of the AP/GfK poll released yesterday showing Republicans having an expected advantage in the contest to control the Senate.
Matthews really wanted to point out the advance 'Pubs have made among likely women voters on the question "Which party would you like to control congress?" from 47-40 Dems to 44-42 'Pubs, a significant (though not very) shift.
But...
Matthews being Matthews, he stretched a bit too far looking for context for the shift, saying that this was a natural result of "security moms" leaning toward the trusted brand in the light of stories about ISIS, ebola and the terror attack in Canada.
Read that slowly. Women voters are turning to Republicans because they trust them on national security issues.. because of an event that took place two days after the survey had been completed.
Okay, that moment of un-zen over, I want to get to Matthews' bigger self-manufactured point: that Republicans are the go-to guys on national security, a truism that actually was true ten years ago and for decades back, but today looks a little shopworn.
But, should your family, friends, co-workers, Facebook acquaintances or shouting crazy homeless neighbors actually believe this trope, I have a few words to pass on.
"We know where the weapons are."
"Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."
" He’s just a person who’s been marginalized. … I don’t know where he is. I really just don’t spend that much time on him, to be honest with you."
and, of course, everyone's all-time favorite
"Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US"
I could go on, but I think you get my drift: anyone,
anyone who thinks this bunch of Keystone Kops and lobbyist sops are Rambo-meets-John-McClain standing at the Mexican border bopping a jihaddi with one hand while sticking a boot up a virus' ass is simply unwilling to admit they are illiterate and have been too broke to pay the cable bill in a decade.
I wouldn't hire a Republican congressman to watch my dog. Anyone who hires 'em to watch our country is an idiot who probably deserves what he's got coming.
Problem is, the rest of us don't.