Dec 1, 2008
I think this actually puts a lot more pressure on Barack Obama to govern much more from the center and not from the left.
David Gergen
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David Gergen was an American political commentator and advisor who served in the administrations of four U.S. presidents, providing insights and guidance on various political matters. Born on May 9, 1942, in Massachusetts, Gergen held significant roles in both Republican and Democratic administrations, showcasing his ability to navigate the political landscape across party lines. He was also a professor of public service at Harvard University, where he influenced a new generation of leaders. In addition to his academic work, Gergen was a senior political analyst for CNN, contributing to public discourse on current events until his passing on July 10, 2025.
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Nov 30, 2008
I think they're going to have some robust conversations, Anderson, in the Situation Room as well as in Cabinet Room. They're going to be full of a lot of give and take.
Nov 30, 2008
Well, on the face of it, it would appear Joe Biden, you know, didn't -- is not inheriting the Earth here and is -- but my bet is, Anderson, there are so many problems in the world, it's just inevitable that he's going to take on…
Nov 25, 2008
he's going to have to delegate, to a very significant degree, responsibility for overseeing terrorism in this part of the world, as well as many other foreign policy problems, to perhaps Hillary Clinton, and Bob Gates, and Jim Jones and…
Nov 25, 2008
What he can't do, of course, is make policy and that really is up the president today, George W. Bush.
Nov 25, 2008
He has to send a message publicly to terrorists in India and elsewhere that just as George W. Bush has been tough on terrorism, he will be do.
Nov 25, 2008
It's not Obama. But they've got to do everything they can to protect the American lives of people in India, especially in Mumbai.
Nov 25, 2008
The danger for him is that we've always understood there's an arc of instability and crisis in the world that stretched essentially from Israel, Lebanon, to the Mediterranean, over in to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Nov 25, 2008
He's putting heavy weights in place. I'm not sure that would been the case, had there been a more complacent view towards what he was facing.
Nov 25, 2008
If it's true, John McLaughlin said that this is the 9/11 for India, that's a big darned deal.
Nov 25, 2008
even as Barack Obama's inheriting the worst economic mess in nearly 80 years, he's also inheriting an extraordinarily dangerous world.
Nov 24, 2008
The impression he's giving out is that he is going to use the stimulus package that's going to be very massive and cover a lot of different bases.
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