Van Taylor Gets Beaned On HardBall

Chris Matthews and Paul Hackett made like Nacho Libre and Esqueleto today as they tag teamed Van Taylor on this afternoon's edition of Hardball. Taylor is the only Iraqi War vet running as a Republican, and the opponent of Democratic Rep. Chet Edwards in Texas' 22nd District. Taylor is quite simply a tool, and he stumbled his way into a trap that Matthews set for him in regards to why we went into Iraq. When Taylor tried to get out of it by linking the War in Iraq to al-Qaeda and the War on Terror, Hackett jumped in and made him look silly. Just abused him.

Watch the video here, courtesy of Crooks and Liars. And when you feel bad for Taylor for that split second because he looks so clueless, just remember, he's with this guy.

Hackett is great, by the way, and needs to be approached by the Democratic Party sooner rather than later about running for public office in 2008. He's smart, tough, and simply tells it like it is. He takes absolutely zero shit, and is the kind of candidate Democrats need when they're facing people (read: Republicans) who have no qualms about getting dirty.

-Jason