Paul Begala

Yes. Well, look, first off, you don't compare another American to the Taliban.

You don't compare another American to the Taliban. I mean, I screamed louder than anybody when Saxby Chambliss, this dirtbag senator from Georgia, became a senator by accusing Max Cleland, who lost three limbs in Vietnam, of lacking…

The average tenure for a senior White House official is 18 months. And we're past that 18-month mark already.

The president is going to lose his right arm. The guy -- without Rahm, I don't think we would have health care. And 30 million Americans will have health care because of Rahm.

I don't think we would have had the Wall Street reforms, which are going to be tough new rules of the road up there in -- in Wall Street.

Senate candidate Joe Miller in Alaska, the Republican nominee, has called Social Security and Medicare and unemployment compensation unconstitutional.

Now, I think that's a bad set of ideas. They think it's good ideas, but they're specific ideas. This is what this election ought to be about.

Well, some of it. I -- some of the specifics were odd to me.

The Democratic nominee for governor there is Andrew Cuomo, a very popular attorney general, former housing secretary, really, really, I think, a strong favorite to win that race.

I actually thought Lazio probably was the most talented of the candidates they found, and it looks like they may well bounce him off the ballot.

He's been a great congressman for Harlem. I mean, he created empowerment zones, which has really done an awful lot of good in Harlem.

When the state Republican chairman is on the record calling the candidate now of his party a -- quote -- "a liar" -- let me get it right -- "a liar who has trouble paying her bills," and then later said she's unfit even to be elected…

Congratulations to Ms. O'Donnell. I find her views eccentric, to say the least, but she won fair and square against a political legend in that state, Mike Castle, former governor, current congressman.

I just want to say, David's right. I'm sorry I left Scott Brown out, that's probably the most important victory since Barack Obama won and I can't believe I forgot it.

We Democrats think that the middle class drives the economy.

Republicans worship at the altar of wealth. They believe that if you have more money, you're a better person.

I have been talking to Democrats on the Hill since that comment yesterday. And they feel very strongly that Boehner revealed a tell, that the Democrats have the upper hand here.

Republicans worship at the altar of wealth.

We think that the middle class drives the economy.

They feel very strongly that Boehner revealed at a tell that the Democrats have the upper hand here.

President Obama went out and said, Republicans want to hold middle-class tax cuts hostage in order to cut taxes for the very, very wealthy.

The notion that, somehow, because his -- his father descended from Africa, that's illegitimate, is wrong.

But if they nominate Christine O'Donnell, who is kind of the Tea Party-Sarah Palin candidate, they trail by nine.

If they nominate Mike Castle, popular former governor, popular congressman who represents the whole state in the House, they lead by 11 points against Chris Coons, the Democratic nominee.

I think people of central Florida are smart. If they want to keep them -- if they think he's delivering for them, if they like the voice he gives them, I think that that will be fine.