This is what counts as a liberal these days?

Steve Benen pretty much nailed it with these observations:

Obama isn't "leading with his chin"; he's tackling the issues in front of him. That's what presidents do. Obama bowed to the Japanese emperor as a matter of protocol, and no one cares except the media establishment. Obama isn't "dithering" -- though it's good to know Chris Matthews is willing to read directly from Dick Cheney's script -- he's crafting a forward-thinking U.S. policy, which is what Bush/Cheney should have done a long time ago.

Purely from a business point of view, doesn't MSNBC realize that between this sort of nonsense and Glenn Beck, it shouldn't be a mystery why ratings for The Ed Show are regularly beating Hardball's live broadcast.