Paul Begala
@paulbegala.bsky.social
Dad, Longhorn, Democrat, CNN contributor, Clinton WH alum, Diane’s Plus One
You have always been so dang quotable!
October 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
You have always been so dang quotable!
My latest review for @nytimes.com. Jeff Roche's engaging political history of West Texas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/b...
First They Drove Out the Comanches. Then They Changed the Country.
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
My latest review for @nytimes.com. Jeff Roche's engaging political history of West Texas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/b...
I reviewed The Gunfighters by Bryan Burrough. Burrough blows up Old West myths like Butch Cassidy blew up safes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/b...
Even the Cowboys Are Bigger in Texas
www.nytimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I reviewed The Gunfighters by Bryan Burrough. Burrough blows up Old West myths like Butch Cassidy blew up safes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/b...
Maybe if we called it the MAGA Carta, Kristi Noem would study it.
You may say that I’m a dreamer. But I’m not the only one.
You may say that I’m a dreamer. But I’m not the only one.
May 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Maybe if we called it the MAGA Carta, Kristi Noem would study it.
You may say that I’m a dreamer. But I’m not the only one.
You may say that I’m a dreamer. But I’m not the only one.
To put it in perspective, we spent $22 billion on Easter; $15 billion on Super Bowl parties. But just $7.2 billion on federal cancer research. Please call your member of Congress and insist we fund cancer research.
May 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
To put it in perspective, we spent $22 billion on Easter; $15 billion on Super Bowl parties. But just $7.2 billion on federal cancer research. Please call your member of Congress and insist we fund cancer research.
In case you were wondering, there is a 39% chance you will be diagnosed with cancer in your lifetime. Think about that: a better than 1 in 3 chance you get cancer. The budget for the National Cancer Institute is $7.2 billion - and Pres. Trump and the GOP are talking about cutting it.
May 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
In case you were wondering, there is a 39% chance you will be diagnosed with cancer in your lifetime. Think about that: a better than 1 in 3 chance you get cancer. The budget for the National Cancer Institute is $7.2 billion - and Pres. Trump and the GOP are talking about cutting it.
President Joe Biden is a man of profound, powerful faith. May God bless him and his family as he fights cancer.
May 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
President Joe Biden is a man of profound, powerful faith. May God bless him and his family as he fights cancer.
Price tag for Trump’s military festival could reach $45 million, while he cuts children’s health, cancer research, and Medicaid.
May 16, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Price tag for Trump’s military festival could reach $45 million, while he cuts children’s health, cancer research, and Medicaid.
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Republicans worked late into the night... to solidify their support to cut Medicaid and food security for children. apnews.com/article/trum...
House works into the night as Republicans push ahead on Trump's big bill
Tax breaks tallying more than $5 trillion. But also sizable reductions in Medicaid health care, food stamps for older Americans and green energy strategies to fight climate change.
apnews.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Republicans worked late into the night... to solidify their support to cut Medicaid and food security for children. apnews.com/article/trum...
Donald is definitely Low-T
May 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Donald is definitely Low-T
Qatar GDP = $213 Billion
U.S. GDP = $23.5 Trillion
Our economy is 110 times the size of Qatar’s. So why does Trump think the richest country on earth needs foreign aid?
No #AirQatar
U.S. GDP = $23.5 Trillion
Our economy is 110 times the size of Qatar’s. So why does Trump think the richest country on earth needs foreign aid?
No #AirQatar
May 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Qatar GDP = $213 Billion
U.S. GDP = $23.5 Trillion
Our economy is 110 times the size of Qatar’s. So why does Trump think the richest country on earth needs foreign aid?
No #AirQatar
U.S. GDP = $23.5 Trillion
Our economy is 110 times the size of Qatar’s. So why does Trump think the richest country on earth needs foreign aid?
No #AirQatar
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Mitch Landrieu, pollster Margie Omero and Ian Sams are going live at 11AM Eastern to talk about The Working Class Project and their new research on working class voters' relationship with both parties.
Tune in here: workingclassproject.substack.com
Tune in here: workingclassproject.substack.com
The Working Class Project | Substack
To win the working class, Democrats must listen to and learn from them. This project is the biggest effort to do so in 2025. Click to read The Working Class Project, a Substack publication.
workingclassproject.substack.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Mitch Landrieu, pollster Margie Omero and Ian Sams are going live at 11AM Eastern to talk about The Working Class Project and their new research on working class voters' relationship with both parties.
Tune in here: workingclassproject.substack.com
Tune in here: workingclassproject.substack.com
Trump’s approval is 41% - the lowest 100-day mark in 70 years. But he’s even worse with Independents, with an anemic 31% approval. Weak, weak, weak.
CNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades | CNN Politics
Donald Trump won back the Oval Office and took charge of the government amid the strongest poll numbers of his political career, but as the 100-day mark of his presidency approaches, Americans’ views ...
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April 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Trump’s approval is 41% - the lowest 100-day mark in 70 years. But he’s even worse with Independents, with an anemic 31% approval. Weak, weak, weak.
… “a Church determined to take care of the problems of people and the great anxieties that tear the contemporary world apart; a Church capable of bending down to every person, regardless of their beliefs or condition, and healing their wounds.”
Requiescat in pace, Pope Francis.
Requiescat in pace, Pope Francis.
April 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
… “a Church determined to take care of the problems of people and the great anxieties that tear the contemporary world apart; a Church capable of bending down to every person, regardless of their beliefs or condition, and healing their wounds.”
Requiescat in pace, Pope Francis.
Requiescat in pace, Pope Francis.
From Cardinal Re’s beautiful homily for Pope Francis:
“The guiding thread of his mission was also the conviction that the Church is a home for all, a home with its doors always open. He often used the image of the Church as a “field hospital” after a battle in which many were wounded; …
“The guiding thread of his mission was also the conviction that the Church is a home for all, a home with its doors always open. He often used the image of the Church as a “field hospital” after a battle in which many were wounded; …
April 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
From Cardinal Re’s beautiful homily for Pope Francis:
“The guiding thread of his mission was also the conviction that the Church is a home for all, a home with its doors always open. He often used the image of the Church as a “field hospital” after a battle in which many were wounded; …
“The guiding thread of his mission was also the conviction that the Church is a home for all, a home with its doors always open. He often used the image of the Church as a “field hospital” after a battle in which many were wounded; …
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Reuters poll: Trump approval
37% approve
57% disapprove
U.S. adults
37% approve
57% disapprove
U.S. adults
April 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Reuters poll: Trump approval
37% approve
57% disapprove
U.S. adults
37% approve
57% disapprove
U.S. adults
Voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of every single issue. And this is supposed to be the honeymoon.
Voters See Trump’s Use of Power as Overreaching, Times/Siena Poll Finds
Skepticism has grown of his efforts to expand his authority and of his handling of issues long seen as strengths for him, including the economy and immigration.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of every single issue. And this is supposed to be the honeymoon.
And this is before the potential destruction of Medicaid in the GOP budget.
April 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
And this is before the potential destruction of Medicaid in the GOP budget.
Eight in ten Americans say Trump must obey court orders, including two-thirds of Republicans.
April 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Eight in ten Americans say Trump must obey court orders, including two-thirds of Republicans.
He is underwater on every key issue, most importantly, the economy. And immigration (so much for the chin-tuggers who said targeting Hispanic men with tattoos would be popular.)
April 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
He is underwater on every key issue, most importantly, the economy. And immigration (so much for the chin-tuggers who said targeting Hispanic men with tattoos would be popular.)
He is underwater on his job approval - the worst job rating in history, except for a previous president named Trump.
April 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
He is underwater on his job approval - the worst job rating in history, except for a previous president named Trump.
No es bueno para el gran cheeto.
Trump’s Job Rating Drops, Key Policies Draw Majority Disapproval as He Nears 100 Days
Trump's approval rating stands at 40%, and Americans mostly disapprove of his tariffs and government cuts.
www.pewresearch.org
April 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
No es bueno para el gran cheeto.
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Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it
April 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it
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MEMBERS OF THE DC BAR: THIS MESSAGE IS FOR YOU—PLEASE VOTE FOR DIANE SELTZER (@whatajlp.bsky.social) 👉👉👉👉👉
If you are a member of the DC Bar, please watch this video and VOTE for Diane Seltzer for DC Bar president.
If you are not a member, please share with others who are.
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April 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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