Paul Begala actually said...

"That's really the heart of the Republican problem is that they're seen now as the party of the wealthy elite and the Democrats are now seen as the party of the middle class."

"They're opposing this one because President Obama put it into law."

"I think we've seen this coming all year... the Republicans seem to be willing to tank the economy in order to hurt the president politically."

"I think we have seen this coming all year. ... I think that there's pretty good evidence now that the Republicans seem to be willing to tank the economy in order to hurt the president politically."