Paul Begala

He was at Bain Capital. Fewer than 10 percent of his vice presidents were women. He had an abysmal record about hiring and promoting women.

I think the president does. I think -- you want to know an issue is going to come. It's Romney's record as a businessman.

The governor -- Governor Romney has said that he wants to, his quote, 'get rid of Planned Parenthood.'

He had an abysmal record about hiring and promoting women.

Mitt just doesn't get it, and I think the president does.

I think the three most powerful words that any politician can say to anybody but I think especially a man talking to women is 'I get it.'

I think they need to pick their issues. And I think they can make the case. I mean, the governor -- Governor Romney has said that he wants to, his quote, 'get rid of Planned Parenthood.'

This is a bad idea, it's not personal attack.

But what he's done is go so far to the extreme that he was attacking Rick Santorum from the right on contraception.

The Republicans have a secret weapon, the greatest unifying force for conservatives of the modern era, and that's Barack Obama.

He has pulled himself so far out of the mainstream vis-a-vis women and Latinos.

Rick Santorum was not speaking for most conservatives when he said they would be better with Obama.

I think he meant it. We get tired. Sometimes we actually say what we really mean.

To say anybody would be better than Barack Obama, right? Satan himself would be better than Barack Obama.

You know, it's about the worst thing you could commit in the Republican Party, to say that anybody would be better than Barack Obama. Right? Satan himself would be better than Barack Obama. Rather Barack Obama would be better than Mitt…

I think he meant it. When we get tired, sometimes we actually say what we really mean.

The speech tonight, I thought Romney did a good job for Mitt Romney. But he still doesn't make the emotional connection.

Santorum has got to start talking again like that grandson of an immigrant coal miner.

It's all important for Romney because if he loses the state where he was born, where he was raised, where his father was a three-term governor and the CEO of one of the largest employers, that's a disaster.

For Santorum, losing is not good, but not catastrophic.

If he loses the state where he was born, where he was raised, where his father was a three-term governor and the CEO of one of the largest employees -- employers, that's a disaster.

If he can do that that's a game-changer.

You saw it. I have it right here. He said let Detroit go bankrupt. The president did not listen to him.

What we have that auto industry today because president Obama stood up and took the risk. Governor Romney opposed it.

You know, Joe Louis said he can run, but we can't hide.