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Paul Begala

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Paul Begala is a prominent American political consultant, strategist, and television personality, best known for his role as a senior advisor to President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been influential in shaping political discourse and strategy in the United States. Begala has also made a name for himself as a commentator on various news networks, where he provides insights on political issues and campaigns.

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Jan 4, 2010

I wish it had been four or five days ago, but that's not that important.

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Jan 4, 2010

I do have some quibbles with it when I get to in just a minute.

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Nov 23, 2009

God bless the Republicans. They seem to have ceded the center of the national debate to the Democratic Party.

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Nov 23, 2009

The Democratic Party has a wide diversity of opinion like the Republican Party used to. This is a different Republican Party now. It's all about purity, it's all about rigidity.

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Nov 23, 2009

For example, people even like evolution or gravity or photosynthesis or any of the stuff that Republicans are afraid off, come on over to the Democratic Party.

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Nov 23, 2009

I think this is great. I think the Republicans should go back to the Dark Ages. And don't stop there. Go all the way to the Stone Age.

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Oct 28, 2009

When she steps in to this race on behalf of this Conservative Party candidate against a Republican, then she's not acting as an entrepreneur. She's acting as -- she was the vice-presidential candidate of her party.

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Oct 28, 2009

There are two kinds of political parties, those who seek out converts and those that hunt down heretics. Well, Ronald Reagan was a leader for Republicans who sought out converts, the Reagan Democrats. Sarah Palin seems to be one who wants…

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Oct 27, 2009

Most voters, most citizens are a lot more interested in results than in process.

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Oct 27, 2009

It's hard to draw the line. As long as it's this kind of social stuff, though, if they're bowling or playing on Sasha and Malia's swing set, or something, I don't think voters care.

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Oct 27, 2009

He did though ask them to judge him on all this process stuff and I think it makes a perfectly legitimate news story.

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Oct 27, 2009

I want to know who is visiting the Supreme Court, I do, I want to know who's visiting the Congress. It shouldn't just be the executive branch.

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