It does seem like it's a pretty unfair negotiating strategy for the Republicans, and it looks like maybe it's blown up in their face.
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.
The American economy is facing default. The American government is facing default. It has potentially really damaging consequences.
His party, my party, is going to have to agree to cuts, painful cuts in constituencies that we care about. The Republican Party is going to have to agree to new revenue. They're just going to have to.
I worry that maybe they're rooting for America to fail, so that Obama can be defeated.
The budget the past two years doesn't have anything to do with it. We have a debt crisis. The American economy is facing default.
Republicans have got to agree to ask wealthy people and big corporations and big oil companies to pay a little bit more.
All of us do and certainly politicians no different from the rest of us.
Mr. President, you've got 73 percent of the gay vote when you ran in 2008. Now, that was less than John Kerry got.
I think he's likely or certain to do it before the election, because he's going to have to.
Mr. President, you got 73 percent of the gay vote when you ran in 2008. Now, that was less than John Kerry got.





