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“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
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On the recordOctober 22, 2008
This has been a terrible campaign run in a really difficult time. And McCain was dealt a terrible hand by President Bush and he's played it as badly as he could.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas
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Paul Begala critiques McCain's campaign performance and blames President Bush for the challenges faced.

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