BEGALA:   Welcome back to "CROSSFIRE." Time now for "Fireback." Our interview with conservative author Ann Coulter caused quite a stir. Here's one of the e-mails we got on it. "Katie Couric, the Eva Braun of morning television? I don't think so. Ann Coulter, the Typhoid Mary of American politics? Absolutely, spreading filth and disease with impunity," says Jeremy Bray of San Diego, California. You know, I like name calling as much as the next person, but that's too much. They shouldn't have Typhoid Mary. The Mediawhoresonline.com Web site... 
CARLSON:   What garbage that site is. 
BEGALA:   They dubbed her Anthrax Coulter. And that's not fair, either. We should not descend to that kind of level of name-calling. 
CARLSON:   You see, this is what I love about liberals, denouncing hate with more hate. 
BEGALA:   No, no. It is terrible. 
CARLSON:   Susan Davis of Medford, Oregon, writes: "How about one nation under money, or one nation under football, or one nation under Martha Stewart, or one nation under Ashcroft. Just add what means the most to you." Boy, they're groovy out there in Oregon. They're kind of free to be you and me. Make up your own Pledge of Allegiance. Hey, I'm for it. 
BEGALA:   You remember how Dole would always say whatever. He would be... 
CARLSON:   Yeah. Whatever. 
BEGALA:   He's cool. All right, Oregon. "Mr. Begala," writes Joshua in Florida, "your honest and reasonable viewpoint on the issues is much more convincing than the haughty confidence of your Republican counterparts. Thanks in part to you, I fully intend to become a registered Democrat when I come of voting age in one year." Joshua, thank you very much. 
CARLSON:   Hey, Josh, just a quick piece of advice: the haughty arrogance, it comes from somewhere, being correct. Consider that. OK. 
BEGALA:   That's a bit of a redundancy, too. Haughty arrogance.  
CARLSON:   Haughty arrogance. 
BEGALA:   You said haughty confidence, which is fine. 
CARLSON:   Which compounded arrogance. Charles Davis of San Marcos, California writes in: "I realize that CROSSFIRE has to be a controversial program, but why does Tucker always have to be on the wrong side of every issue? It's not fair. He should complain." Well, it turns out, Charles, actually I make twice as much. Charles is a bit of a political dyslexic. 
BEGALA:   He earns every single penny of it, believe me, you do. From the left, I'm Paul Begala. Good night from CROSSFIRE. 
CARLSON:   From the right, I'm Tucker Carlson. Happy Fifth of July. Join us again Monday for another edition of CROSSFIRE. "CONNIE CHUNG" begins right after a CNN news alert.
