Paul Begala actually said...

This is a very polarizing issue. And I think he has actually stitched those two roles together very powerfully.

The worst thing a president can do is vacillate and he has been vacillating on this for quite some time. Now he's taken a strong position.

I think the worst thing a president can do is vacillate and he has been vacillating on this for quite some time. Now he's taken a strong pos...

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