Paul Begala actually said...

"The Democrats make a mistake if they focus on Rumsfeld. Rumsfeld is not on the ballot."

"Rumsfeld is not on the ballot. He serves at the pleasure of the president and the president has been pleased with him, even as he misled us into the war."

"In an election with the incumbent on the ballot, especially a polarizing incumbent, it's always about the incumbent."

"It's all about the president, Anderson."