Here’s my conversation with Chris Matthews of MSNBC’s “Hardball.”  He’s giving a speech tonight at Westminster College to mark the 60th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech. I asked him if there’s anyone around today who rises to that level of statesmanship, and we discussed other stories in the news — welcoming India into the Nuclear Club, the continuing blame game over Hurricane Katrina, President Bush’s historically low approval numbers, and more.

Listen to our conversation here.