Mike_P

Here's a link to Chris Matthews interviewing Santelli on "Hardball": http://tinyurl.com/dco9r7 Santelli characterizes the redistribution of wealth required by the "stimulus" as "a philosophical issue" -- that's something rarely said in the media. He seems to falter a bit when Matthews pushes him to come up with a solution off the top of his head (someday I'd love to see the boilerplate appeal to altruism unapologetically thrown back at the interviewer), but overall, I think he handled the interview well.