“Good grief, you are either obtuse or intentionally lying. We are not merging our military with the IDF."”
“The president's policy is 'a head for an eye.' I mean, honestly, that's what it's going to be.”
“This war has killed 18 US service members, cost billions of taxpayer dollars, and displaced millions of civilians.”
“If Republicans actually wanted to stop congressional stock trading, they’d pass our bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act,"”
“The point is that tariffs contributed to inflation.”
“We support open-source AI and the innovation it unlocks. But open source is not open season on American IP.”

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On the recordOctober 12, 2009
The American people gave them a chance. The American people gave them the House, gave them the Senate, gave them the White House. I have to say, America, I warned you.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas
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Begala reflects on the Republican Party's opportunity to enact health care reform.

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