Paul Begala actually said...

"It's kind of hard to say somehow this is going to hurt the military."

"the most important person here is the person at the top of the chain of command, the commander-in-chief, who, frankly, has been far too timid on this issue."

"I think this gives ammunition to those who want equality in the military, particularly Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, who was just reelected by 6 percent in a terrible year for Democrats."

"Oh, definitely. Yes. You're going to see a government shutdown and then maybe, you know, impeachment. And there's nothing going to stop these folks."