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On the recordSeptember 29, 2004
You have to pay down the deficit that Bush has run up, and guys and some women, your age, Ryan (ph), are over there in the desert tonight. And you know, as long as we have this president there, they're going to be stuck in the desert, because the president thinks things are going great there.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala emphasizes the consequences of Bush's presidency on young voters and military involvement.

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