Chris Matthews and NBC are talking....

By GottaLaff

... which is fodder for even more speculation*:

Hardball host Chris Matthews is in contract talks with NBC News, according to Michael Calderone.

"What's still unclear is whether the current talks are to renew his contract ahead of schedule -- as the network recently did with Keith Olbermann last month -- or to break it, in order to start early on a Senate campaign in Pennsylvania."

*Speculation seems to be all the rage in what passes for the news these days, what with the election being over, and the inauguration being a month and a half away.