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On the recordSeptember 8, 2010
You know, you always have a mix in the Congress. Go back to the Continental Congress and there were bomb throwers in that one, too.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala reflects on the diversity of political voices in Congress and the role of more extreme figures like Grayson.

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