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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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Feb 27, 2007

I think he is a viable candidate. I have no idea if he'll actually get in. I think he's very viable.

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Jan 23, 2007

That is such hog wash. That is such a load of garbage from a guy like Richard Lugar, who is a respected thinker on foreign affairs.

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Jan 23, 2007

The key variable is not American will. It's Iraqi will. And the Iraqis have to decide if they want to have a country or if they want to have a civil war.

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Jan 22, 2007

It's not even a debate anymore as to whether he's a lame duck. It's whether he's a dead duck because of Iraq.

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Jan 22, 2007

no military strategy will work unless we have a political strategy on the ground that will actually make these Iraqis want to come together in a multi-sectarian nation

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Jan 8, 2007

The -- the problem here is not that the Democrats don't have a plan. It's that Mr. Bush doesn't have a clue.

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Jan 8, 2007

What he's going to do is extend the tours of duties of young men and women who are already overextended.

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Nov 7, 2006

The one indispensable person for this Democratic victory was George W. Bush.

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Nov 5, 2006

I am very confident the Democrats will take the House. I'm still not confident they're going to take the Senate.

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Jun 15, 2006

It's the biggest issue out there, Anderson, but not the only one. Democrats are very upset with the war and Americans are very upset.

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