David Gergen actually said...

I think the surprise to me, Anderson, is that he didn't, as he promised, use offshore drilling and nuclear power as bargaining chips with Republicans to get them to come on board.

Context

Gergen comments on the president's strategy regarding offshore drilling and negotiations with Republicans.

03/30/2010

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