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I was gracious enough to praise President Obama for saying that. It's an appropriate moment for our country to bring them home and to welcome them home.

This is actually good news for the Republicans, now that it's finally over. It was a shock that Lisa Murkowski lost, but now that it's going to be a unified field, Alaska is safe territory for Republicans. And it will be -- it will be a…

Well, I think Paul's last point is exactly why nobody should take this very seriously. It's a political thing.

In Paul Begala's view of the world, we'd all be better off and safer off if Saddam Hussein was still running Iraq.

But this is actually good news for the Republicans now that it's finally over. It was a shock that Lisa Murkowski lost, but now that it's going to be a unified field.

It's a political thing. And I lived on the other side of it when the liberal Democrat base used to say some more things about George Bush.

The purge in upstate New York came from the voters of those 11 counties.

I welcome a Republican Party that is reenergized on economic issues.

If the issue is economic, yes. Because the biggest problem this country has is too much debt and too much spending.

Well, I think what you have seen in New Jersey, frankly, is a state that President Obama took by 20 points, and now a Republican is winning by about five points.

If they don't get it done, it really diminishes in base turnout.

It's a real significant check on Barack Obama's first year in office. I don't think anybody can minimize what it means to the president.

But money isn't everything in politics as we saw in New Jersey. Governor Corzine outspent Chris Christie by more than $10 million; again his own money.

In terms of the substantive legislation, it does take time.

If Doug Hoffman wins, I think Sarah Palin will be vindicated.

If they don't pass it, it's a disaster because the base gets even more disillusioned.

There is a tax rebellion under way in this country. There is a spending rebellion under way in this country.

The trend has been broken of Democrat victories and this really has changed.

It has implications for 2010. COOPER: It's a snapshot.

The very coalition that put Barack Obama over the top is not showing up.

The first year of any presidential election or midterm right after presidential party in power, almost always suffers big losses.

They're gutting a program called Medicare Advantage, which tens of millions of seniors have and -- and like -- millions of seniors have and like. And they're gutting that program. That's a problem.

I still think you see a lot of queasiness by moderate Democrats in the House of Representatives especially.

They're gutting a program called Medicare advantage which tens of millions of seniors have and like.