Guests: Meghan McCain; Hooman Majd, writer; Katty Kay, journalist; Paul Begala, political strategist; Joel Stein, writer

Maherisms

Look, folks, I like Obama, too. I'm just saying, let's not make it a religion.  Bill Maher

John Ensign was a Promise Keeper, a big proponent of the Defense of Marriage Act, and a loud voice calling for Clinton to resign during the Lewinsky scandal. So, he has hit the hypocrisy trifecta.  Bill Maher

The world's oldest man died. He was 113, and a leading voice of the Young Republicans.  Bill Maher

On Iran

Iran is a government propped up by oil money that's led by a religious wacko. Kind of like Alaska.  Bill Maher

I believe that [Mir Hussein] Mousavi has changed dramatically in the last 20 years. He's much, much more liberal now than he was.  Hooman Majd

From my point of view, a revolution, as opposed to evolution in Iran, would mean not a government run by religious leaders.  Bill Maher

I'm trying to think of an area of the Middle East where we've actually had some successes in the last 20 or 30 years, and it's hard to think of one.  Katty Kay

We learned the hard way what happens when you start screwing with elections.  Bill Maher

Twitter didn't save Iran. Iran saved Twitter.  Bill Maher

On Healthcare

In Britain, we have a purely public plan, and even the conservative party calls it one of our great national treasures.  Katty Kay

What we really spend our money on, though...in this system, is trying to figure out how to not cover people who have paid for their [insurance] premiums.  Paul Begala

It seems to me this [healthcare] system is full of crazy wastes of money.  Katty Kay

On Bank Oversight

I'm not sure that there is in these regulatory reforms anything that makes me convinced that we're not going to jump off that cliff again.  Katty Kay

On Comedic Targets

all know the Bristol Palin story; it's not funny anymore.  Meghan McCain

We're still making fun of Clinton...it's still funny that he got blown in the White House.  Bill Maher

On Sex and Politics

It's like you're either a holy virgin... or you're a perverted sex addict.  Meghan McCain

I'm much more interested in, you know, who the oil companies are screwing than who John Ensign is screwing.  Paul Begala

This is my big problem with politics in general. Just be real.  Meghan McCain

It's always the hypocrisy, though, that you really get in trouble for.  Joel Stein

I'm a Catholic. We're taught that sex is a dirty, vile, disgusting act that you save for the one you truly love.  Paul Begala

On Real Time

I am getting shit like you cannot believe for coming on this show.  Meghan McCain

On the Elephant in the Room

We don't have a left and a right part in this country anymore. We have a center-right party and a crazy party.  Bill Maher

Democrats have moved to the right, and the right has moved into a mental hospital.  Bill Maher