Paul Begala actually said...

"I can't recall a president-elect naming any major Cabinet offices before December 1."

"I think it's exactly what the new president needs."

"That kind of determination, that kind of persistence, that kind of pain-in-the-neck, shall we say, approach is going to be very effective, I think, for President-elect Obama."

"This will take at least a year or a full term or two terms. We're in a deep, deep hole here. It's going to take a long time to get out of it."