Paul Begala is a Newsweek/Daily Beast columnist, a CNN contributor, an affiliated professor of public policy at Georgetown, and a senior adviser to Priorities USA Action, a progressive PAC.
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The GOP's Suicidal Tendency
By tacking ever further to the right, Republicans are blowing their best hope of beating Obama. MORE
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Havel's Higher Politics
Paul Begala talks to Bill Clinton and Madeleine Albright about Vaclav Havel’s life and legacy. MORE
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The GOP's Favorite Bizarro Books
Anti-Christian odes to selfishness? Crypto-Confederate manifestos?... MORE
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Newt's Shameless Chutzpah Saves Him
Bachmann landed some blows on Gingrich, but in the end Newt was still standing, says Paul Begala. MORE
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The GOP's Gift to Obama
Republicans just opposed a middle-class tax cut—and handed Obama the election. MORE
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A Kook on the Ballot
The Republican establishment hopes the base will calm down, sober up, and nominate Mitt Romney.... MORE
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Newt Obliterates the Competition
Newt left Romney in the dust in Saturday night’s debate, says Paul Begala. MORE
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Who You Calling Lazy?
The president and his GOP opponents tell us American workers have gotten soft. Hardly. MORE
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It Was Gingrich vs. the Also-Rans
Gingrich had a brilliant night and dominated the foreign-policy debate, says Paul Begala. MORE
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The Nincompoop Nominee
What’s next? The Santorum Surge? The Huntsman Hiccup? Why Gingrich would be a godsend to the Dems. MORE
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The Stupid Party
Republicans used to admire intelligence. But now they’re dumbing themselves down. MORE
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Willful Blindness
None of the candidates acknowledged the shifting political ground in the country, says Paul Begala. MORE
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So What If Perry Tipped the Press?
Paul Begala on why it’s OK to give a reporter a tip about a candidate’s impropriety. MORE
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The Texan Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight
Rick Perry came roaring out of the gate, but now his campaign is sinking.... MORE
