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.

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I'm a Catholic, but I used to love going to Vacation Bible School with my...

I'm a Catholic, but I used to love going to Vacation Bible School with my...

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

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

Bush began helping Enron in the eighties.

Bush began helping Enron in the eighties.

One of the problems we saw in the last presidential election in our party is...

One of the problems we saw in the last presidential election in our party is...

Again and again, I've seen Bush turn a blind eye as his henchmen have leveled...

Again and again, I've seen Bush turn a blind eye as his henchmen have leveled...

If George W. Bush is given a second term, and retains a Republican Congress and...

If George W. Bush is given a second term, and retains a Republican Congress and...

I mean, for all of his faults and the troubles in his marriage, Bill Clinton...

I mean, for all of his faults and the troubles in his marriage, Bill Clinton...

I didn't spend a lot of time on national security the American people will be...

I didn't spend a lot of time on national security the American people will be...

I think too many Democrats are too wimpy. But I think they're beginning to toughen...

I think too many Democrats are too wimpy. But I think they're beginning to toughen...

I don't like being a voyeur, looking into other people's marriages.

I don't like being a voyeur, looking into other people's marriages.

My view was that the campaign had been a sacred thing, that it had been...

My view was that the campaign had been a sacred thing, that it had been...

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

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

If it was about lying under oath - we actually know that Clinton certainly was...

If it was about lying under oath - we actually know that Clinton certainly was...

So one important lesson of Vietnam is, the first casualty of an unwise and unjust...

So one important lesson of Vietnam is, the first casualty of an unwise and unjust...

It taught me that Clinton's instinct to make this about your life as a citizen,...

It taught me that Clinton's instinct to make this about your life as a citizen,...

Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the...

Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the...

I was the guy that told Bill Clinton he was going to win. I had...

I was the guy that told Bill Clinton he was going to win. I had...

Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.

Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.

I grew up in Tom DeLay's district.

I grew up in Tom DeLay's district.

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

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