Paul Begala actually said...

"The Ryan proposal is a setback for that, because it doesn't ask rich people to pay more after they've gotten now three tax cuts, each of which were nearly a trillion dollars."

"The president of the United States always looks good when he can rise above the partisan fray or kind of resolve a partisan legal difference."

"I thought we were heading for a government shutdown, almost for certain."

"If Speaker Boehner can deliver his caucus, many of whom got elected not to compromise, if he can get them to vote for a compromise, I think that would be pretty remarkable."