Paul Begala actually said...

but I don't think Democrats should give this president a blank check to go off on any more foreign misadventures given how desperately he has blotched it in Iraq.

Context

Begala warns against allowing President Bush unchecked authority in foreign policy due to past mistakes in Iraq.

11/07/2004

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