Paul Begala actually said...

"The president wasn't reading talking points, he wasn't reading a teleprompter, he wasn't repeating cliches."

"Younger people very much strongly support this. So it's a forward-looking thing."

"What the president is trying to do is say, 'I want to rebalance. Not invade, conquer and occupy huge countries but project our power in a more nimble way and then rebuild America back home.'"

"What the president is trying to do is say I want to rebalance, not invade, conquer and occupy huge countries, but project our power in a more nimble way."