The Daily Beast - Blogs and Stories (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
The president-elect has been reading a life of Franklin Roosevelt and appears to be taking to heart history's lessons on how to fix the Depression. How wonderful to have a literate president once again. I can still recall scrambling for a copy of...
Enclave (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Over at the Texas Observer, Paul Begala suggests we just look around us for the monument to George W. Bush: This is the monument to Bush-style conservatives. They are its architects. Look around you. See what the Bush-conservative philosophy has done to the country we love. The sooner we take a wrecking ball to that monument the better. UPDATE: Another monument to Bush (via ThinkProgress):...
The Mason Conservative (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Paul Begala on Terry McAuliffe:"Terry could sell shit to the zoo. He's the best salesman in the world."I mean seriously. From both parties, Virginia has somehow been able to produce politicians with at least the decorum of statesmanship, even if...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Huh ? [Terry] McAuliffe’s pals dismiss such criticism and say his unique blend of charm and cash will prove irresistible. "Terry could sell shit to the zoo," explains longtime pal Paul Begala. "He’s the best salesman in the world." Right. Is that why Democrats made huge gains during his tenure as DNC chairmanship in those ass-kicking 2002 and 2004 elections? Is that why Hillary Clinton...
11D (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
Some CNN dude - "64% of Republicans want Palin to run again 2012."Paul Begala - "... and 100% of Democrats."Funny piece from Dick Cavett on the Palin's use of the English language. The first item on the Insider last week...
Room Eight (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
... it cut off tonight and, um, WHAT WAS UP WITH THE EXTREME CLOSE UP??? Totally inappropriate. As Paul Begala said, politics is showbiz for ugly people. President-Elect Obama is actually quite good looking for a politician, but those close ups where beyond anything I have EVER seen in a political interview. So much for the liberal media.
Politico (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
... charm and cash will prove irresistible. “Terry could sell shit to the zoo,” explains longtime pal Paul Begala. “He’s the best salesman in the world.” Former Hillary Clinton strategist Howard Wolfson deemed McAuliffe "the single most optimistic person I have met in my life.” McAuliffe’s central strategy is classic Terry-buys-the-drinks: He’s planning an ambitious fundraising campaign...
