Chris Matthews blames the Clintons for our 4,000 dead troops in Iraq

MSNBC talking head Chris Matthews may be from Philadelphia, but he doesn't show a lot of brotherly love. On his show Hardball, he routinely talks over his guests, rarely giving them time to complete a thought. And his rants are not always well thought out.

And now he has outdone himself. As Media Matters for America reports, Matthews made an appearance on the March 24th edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe and proceeded to imply that the Clintons are to blame for our 4,000 dead U.S. troops in Iraq:

We're stuck in Iraq; 4,000 people are dead now because of decisions made by politicians like the Clintons.

Sure, Hillary voted to authorize the use of force against Iraq as a last resort. But Hillary didn't insist that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and neither did Bill. Bush and the neocons did.

Hillary didn't claim that Saddam was trying to buy yellowcake uranium from Niger, and neither did Bill. Bush and the neocons did.

Hillary didn't suggest that Iraq had ties with al-Qaeda, and neither did Bill. Bush and the neocons did.

Matthews didn't mention Bush or the neocons. Just the Clintons.

I haven't been too pleased with the Clintons these days because of all the negative campaigning they've been doing. But don't blame them for things they're not responsible for. It's not fair, and it's just plain lazy.