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On the recordAugust 28, 2008
I think this whole thing for McCain is about politics. And I say that really with some surprise. It is in a sense this is going to upset McCain, he's exactly like George W. Bush, utterly political to his core.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala comments on John McCain's political motivations and compares him to George W. Bush.

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