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Paul Edward Begala (born May 12, 1961) is an American political consultant and political commentator, best known as an adviser to President Bill Clinton.

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I mean, for all of his faults and the troubles in his marriage, Bill Clinton is still married to a girl he met in the library 25 years ago at school. Can we say that about many of our other leaders today in America, including on the right wing?

America, Clinton, Mean Girls, School

In our system, grand juries take every charge, every lie, and they try to sort the truth from the lies, and then they move forward into the system. And that's how the system ought to work. We should respect the secrecy of the grand jury so they can sort through what's true and what's not. And someone is leaking, and if they are leaking from the grand jury investigation, then that's a violation of the law.

Juries, Law, Leaking, Lying, Moving, Work

If George W. Bush is given a second term, and retains a Republican Congress and a compliant federal judiciary, he and his allies are likely to embark on a campaign of political retribution the likes of which we haven't seen since Richard Nixon.

Political, Allies, Campaigns, Likely, Bush

If we are negative by nature, we Americans are more human than most. The Founding Fathers loved going negative. Heck, the Declaration of Independence is one long negative ad.

Father, Fathers, Heck, Independence, Long

Ah yes! Conservatives. Some of the finest minds of the 12th Century.

Century, Finest, Mind, Minds

This gets back to the fundamental lesson of political survival that Bill Clinton taught me, which is if you make it about the American people's lives instead of your life, you're going to be okay.

Instead, Life Lesson, Lives, People, Political

I'm very sunny. You know, I'm always optimistic.

Optimistic, Sunny Day, Sunny, Know

North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms has signed a deal with Random House to write his memoirs. Scholars will no doubt benefit from the reflections of a man who was wrong on every major issue for 40 years. Helms' aides say the proceeds from the book will be donated to the non-profit Jesse Helms Center where they apparently have more experience burning than publishing them.

Benefit, Book, Burning, Men, Proceeds, Writing

There's the great line: the definition of a liberal is someone who's afraid to take their own side in a fight. And that's my problem with my fellow liberals.

Definition, Definitions, Fighting, Lines, Problem, Take

But I think what happened was that Clinton knew how to fight back. And the way he fought back was on the issues - being tough in staying on the things that mattered to people in their lives.

Fighting, Issues, Think, Thinking, Tough, Way

Bill and Hillary Clinton are the most investigated couple in American history - now the most thoroughly exonerated couple in American history.

American History, Bill, Bills, Clinton, Couple, Investigated

If my wife hears one more report that I'm joining Hillary's campaign I'm going to have to go in the Pundit Protection Program.

Campaigns, Hears, Joining, Wife

Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.

Destroying, Interrupt, Opponent, Opponents

It must kill George Bush that John McCain is the most popular and Beloved Republican in America.

America, Beloved, Bush, Kill, Popular, Song

If it was about lying under oath - we actually know that Clinton certainly was deceptive, as most people would be about their sex lives - but, in fact, he did not lie.

Fact, Lying, People, Sex

You can drive yourself crazy trying to peer into a person's soul--or you can do the sensible thing: ask not what inner motives drive a politician's policy choices but instead whether those choices are good for the country.

Choices, Country, Crazy, Good, Peer

Defining the terms of the debate generally dictates who's gonna' win it.

Debate, Defining, Dictates, Win, Winning

The media didn’t hand it to Obama; after all, the Number One cable news channel, Fox, is right-wing. The Number One newspaper, the Wall Street Journal, also has a right-wing editorial slant (and is owned by the same guy who owns Fox News). The Number One talk radio show is Rush Limbaugh, and Sean Hannity is Number Two, and Glenn Beck is Number Three. When you control all the largest media outlets, it’s time to stop grousing about liberal media bias.

Channel, Liberal, Liberal Media, Limbaugh, Wall, Wings

When your mission is to restore honor and integrity to the White House, you've got to be willing to use any means necessary.

Honor, Integrity, Mean, Mission, Restore, White

It seems to me the American people never really forgave the Democrats for being right about Vietnam.

People, Vietnam, Democrat, Democrats, American

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