David Gergen actually said...

"Look, Newt Gingrich is increasingly damaged goods. I had the chance to go one-on-one against Mitt Romney. I proved that I can beat him. Now help me do this."

"He needs to be generous, take the high road. Say let's move on."

"I do think the two speeches we're going to hear are actually more important than what we've been hearing the last couple times out."

"I think this is the most important contest of the season so far. Coming out of South Carolina, Mitt Romney faced a mortal threat, and he turned that threat back and did so decisively."