David Gergen actually said...

"Well, the lesson is it's going to be very hard to get things through Congress. There will be no rubber stamp up there. These three Republicans had the whip hand on this negotiation."

"I think he's in great shape with the American people. I think he may be in deeper economic trouble."

"Absolutely not. And I think that he's in danger of being over-exposed and he's certainly in danger of being the only person who seems to carry the ball publicly for them."

"The lesson is, it's going to be very hard to get things through Congress. There's going to be no rubber-stamp up there."