Paul Begala actually said...

"The Republicans, they do need the president to stumble. They don't like to say that in public, but that's OK."

"Lyndon Johnson used to say, 'I'd rather have him inside the tent on spitting out than outside the tent spitting in.'"

"It's guys like that that are going to bring the Republican Party back."

"Yes, Arlen Specter was about a 64 percent vote reliable; 64 percent of the time he voted with his party as a Republican. I doubt he'll be much more loyal to the Democratic Party."