And, somehow, I think the feeling is mutual.

Dick Armey, slightly tipsy sexist, keeps trying to get Chris Matthews to agree with him that the little lady is talking "prattle." Chris Matthews, having felt the wrath of the fem-bloggers, won’t take the bait.

If you think Dick Armey has overstayed his Hardball welcome after his treatment of Joan Walsh, contact Hardball here: hardball@msnbc.com, viewerservices@msnbc.com.