Paul Begala actually said...

"Their big fear now, I guarantee, is no longer what did the president know and when did he know it? That's bad enough. What will General Flynn do now?"

"He's only president, he's president in part because of leaks, because of a foreign intelligence agency hacking the Democratic Party."

"What does this say about the president? And if he fires General Flynn because Flynn has ties to the Russians and has been dishonest to the country? Wait a minute, what does that say about Donald Trump..."

"You cut him loose, Mr. President, you solve one problem right now. You know, Maggie Haberman gets off your back for a day."