What do you get in exchange for a history of sexist comments, cluelessness about public opinion, baseless and hypocritical accusations of “elitism,” and mindless gushing over George W. Bush?

If you're Chris Matthews, all that is good for roughly $20 million.

Keep that in mind next time Matthews says that Barack Obama is out of touch with regular people because he plays pool.

PS: What's the over/under on the number of public apologies Matthews has to make before the new contract expires?