Paul Begala

thumb|Paul Begala in 2012 Paul Edward Begala (born 12 May 1961) is a political consultant, commentator and was an advisor to President Bill Clinton. Quotes I am actually pro-cursing. I think it's good. I think we should teach kids to curse, so they don't use drugs. It doesn't rot your brain. It doesn't get you pregnant. It doesn't kill you, like tobacco. Source: CNN Crossfire, December 8, 2003. Stroke of the pen. Law of the Land. Kinda cool. Source: The New York Times, July 5, 1998, referring to executive orders. What he has spent it on, apparently, is just hiring a bunch of staff people to wander around Utah and Mississippi and pick their nose. Source: CNN, May 11, 2006, speaking of Howard Dean and the 50-State Strategy. Will we lift our sights to meet his vision? Source: CNN "Larry King Live", January 22, 2009, appearing with Dee Dee Meyers, on America's ability to support President Obama's ultimate success. I am a proud progressive Democrat, someone who believes affordable, quality health care is an economic necessity and a moral imperative. As a longtime Democratic political strategist, I am skeptical, at best, of the Washington elite's worship of bipartisanship -- as if the truth always lies halfway between Rush Limbaugh and Michael Moore "A Health-Care Goal for Progressives: Progress Not Perfection" (August 13, 2009) Two Corinthians walk into a bar... About Donald Trump saying "two Corinthians" instead of "Second Corinthians" during a speech at Liberty University. (January 18, 2016) External links Category:Academics from the United States Category:Television personalities Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Political commentators from the United States Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States Category:People from New Jersey Category:Members of the Democratic Party (United States) Category:University of Texas at Austin alumni Category:University of Texas School of Law alumni