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.
May 9, 2012
He wants to reinstate don't ask/don't tell, which was a discriminatory policy.
May 9, 2012
He wants to change our most precious founding document to write discrimination into it.
May 8, 2012
I think the worst thing a president can do is vacillate and he has been vacillating on this for quite some time. Now he's taken a strong position.
May 8, 2012
This is a very polarizing issue. And I think he has actually stitched those two roles together very powerfully.
May 8, 2012
Younger people very much strongly support this. So it's a forward-looking thing.
May 8, 2012
The worst thing a president can do is vacillate and he has been vacillating on this for quite some time. Now he's taken a strong position.
May 8, 2012
The president wasn't reading talking points, he wasn't reading a teleprompter, he wasn't repeating cliches.
Apr 30, 2012
Both parties, Ari is exactly right, are war weary. This country is war weary. If you look at the CNN poll or any of our polls, voters don't even just want to get out in 2014 like the president does, they want to get out tomorrow.
Apr 30, 2012
When Barack Obama took office, there were 32,000 American troops fighting in Afghanistan. Now there are almost 90,000.
Apr 30, 2012
Both parties, Ari is right, are war weary. This country is war weary.
Apr 30, 2012
What the president is trying to do is say I want to rebalance, not invade, conquer and occupy huge countries, but project our power in a more nimble way.
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