Paul Begala actually said...

"I think it's outrageous. I think this brinksmanship about the budget and even the fiscal cliff is all just fine. I don't want to go over the cliff. I think it would be irresponsible."

"It's certainly acceptable to the majority of the American people."

"He's got a hell of a lot more of a mandate than Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, doesn't he?"

"Well, I don't want to ascribe any sort of dog whistle to it. He's just wrong. You know, he's flat-out wrong."