Paul Begala actually said...

"there's a responsible dissent in the Republican movement but it's being hijacked by a small number of lunatics."

"You know Speaker Pelosi said she didn't want to do this, she was not really for doing this."

"dissent is always patriotic. I am pro-dissent."

"You know, Speaker Pelosi said she didn't want to do this. She was not really for doing this, but I -- but I really felt like they had no choice."