Paul Begala actually said...

"Mitch McConnell, the Senate leader, has said, his top political priority is making Barack Obama a one-term president."

"The very fact that the president is doing it is good news. It shows that he is dialed in to the most important issue facing the country."

"When John Boehner, the speaker, was told that some of his policies might cost jobs, he said so be it."

"I think he would agree, it is about world view, and I think the president will say, and I think he's right, that his focus is on the heart of the middle class."