Paul Begala
Political Analyst
CNN
Session: Opening General Session

From the White House's Situation Room to CNN's news program of the same name, Paul Begala's experience gives him an unmatched perspective on politics and the media as he comments on the 2008 political season. As a political strategist or pundit, Begala has been at the center of every election cycle of the last 20 years.

The CNN political analyst and former top aide to President Clinton was reportedly the first person to predict the Democratic takeover of the House in 2006, and as senior strategist to the campaign of Pennsylvania Democrat Bob Casey, he helped unseat the third-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, allowing the Democrats to take control of that chamber as well.

Along with Tucker Carlson, Begala was formerly co-host of Crossfire, CNN's popular political debate program.

Tucker Carlson
Senior Campaign Correspondent
MSNBC
Session: Opening General Session

Tucker Carlson is a senior campaign correspondent for MSNBC. Until March 2008, he was the host of MSNBC's Tucker, a fast-paced, no-holds-barred conversation about the day's developments in news, politics, world issues and pop culture.

Carlson joined MSNBC in February 2005 from CNN, where he was the youngest anchor in the history of that network. At CNN, he hosted a number of shows and specials, including the network's political debate program, Crossfire. During the same period, Carlson also hosted a weekly public affairs program on PBS, Tucker Carlson: Unfiltered.