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Paul Begala: Commentaries

Every parent loves his or her child; it's the prime directive of the species. Twenty years ago, when my wife was pregnant with our first baby, Hillary Clinton told me that having a child is like taking your heart out of your body and letting it walk around.

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Who's the boss? It's not McChrystalupdated Wed Jun 23 2010 07:45:57

President Obama needs to thank Gen. Stanley McChrystal for his decades of brave and selfless service, then fire him.

Finally, a president who takes responsibilityupdated Fri Jan 08 2010 15:53:26

Midway through his presidency, George W. Bush was asked by the journalist John Dickerson to name his biggest mistake since 9/11 and what he'd learned from it. Here's what he said:

Commentary: Health care outrage goes uncoveredupdated Fri Jun 19 2009 09:05:04

You probably have never heard of Robin Beaton, and that's what's wrong with the debate over health care reform.

Commentary: April 15 is patriots' dayupdated Wed Apr 15 2009 11:18:11

Happy Patriots' Day. April 15 is the one day a year when our country asks something of us -- or at least the vast majority of us.

Commentary: GOP means 'Got 0 Plans'updated Wed Mar 25 2009 08:28:59

I love Alex Castellanos. Heck, somebody has to. Truth is, we've been known to break bread after our CNN gigs. He is engaging and amusing and whip-smart.

Commentary: Cheney says U.S. can torture but can't healupdated Mon Mar 16 2009 12:49:54

Dick Cheney has finally found the limits of government power.

Commentary: If you oppose stimulus, don't take the moneyupdated Mon Feb 16 2009 09:37:24

Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina took umbrage at my writing that his approach to the economic crisis is to do nothing. I'll deal with his "ideas" in a moment, but first let me make a modest proposal:

Commentary: Republican strategy of deny, delay and do nothingupdated Tue Feb 10 2009 11:55:04

As the fight over President Obama's economic recovery package heats up, the two sides are beginning to define themselves with admirable clarity.

Commentary: Time for Coleman to concedeupdated Tue Jan 27 2009 17:32:28

You know you're low when you have lower ethical standards than a convicted felon, but that's where former Sen. Norm Coleman finds himself.

Commentary: Kirsten Gillibrand is a starupdated Fri Jan 23 2009 14:38:09

The big news in New York politics is not that Caroline Kennedy, a deeply private person, preferred to be in private life.

Commentary: Obama summons ghosts of American historyupdated Wed Jan 21 2009 07:30:28

Sometimes pictures tell a story better than words. On Inauguration Day, we saw Barack Obama, strong and certain, striding purposefully into the presidency.

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