Paul Begala actually said...

"the surge was only necessary because President Bush, Dick Cheney, and Donald Rumsfeld went to war with too few troops."

"Oh, I think she's lost a few and won a few. But first, congratulations to her; good for her. Congratulations to Mr. Miller, who won a very unlikely upset up there."

"It was a tragic choice; 4,427 Americans are dead."

"I think it's the former, not the latter, Anderson. I think it's a Republican thing."