On the recordMay 8, 2012
The worst thing a president can do is vacillate and he has been vacillating on this for quite some time. Now he's taken a strong position.
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transcripts.cnn.comPaul Begala: “The worst thing a president can do is vacillate and he has been vacillating on this for quite some time. Now he's taken…”
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Paul Begala comments on President Obama's decisive stance on same-sex marriage after a period of uncertainty.
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