David Gergen

I think that's a classy choice and I think that's also a big step forward.

I do not understand why they have not been brought in, in a serious way to get these problems cleared up.

I think a lot of people are looking for more decisive action, especially on what he's going to do to clean up and fix up the coast, and do it quickly.

I think he stood up for what he believed. That was courageous to do that in this situation.

We need action on the coast. These two gentlemen are right about that.

It has to be done. This is what government is for.

But it's going to, Anderson, if this 'top kill' doesn't work, and if in the next two days the president doesn't take full control of this and bring in the top military people to coordinate it and the top minds and the top technologists and…

If we fought World War II with the same kind of attitude and energy with which the government is fighting this, a lot of us would be speaking German.

A lot of local officials who still have faith in President Obama say Friday is going to be a huge test once he comes down here.

NOAA could not have -- could have actually made an effort over the last month to figure out how much oil was actually leaking from -- from that leak.

The EPA could have been doing more to test on some of these dispersants.

If they don't, I think the president has no choice but to do what Senator Nelson was arguing today, and that was to put the government in charge, with bringing in the military to help coordinate that.

It should be unacceptable and I think it is to most Americans to let the fate of our precious coastline and the waters off our shores rest in the hands of a foreign-owned company like BP.

If we don't get this problem solved in the next 30 to 60 days your jobs are in jeopardy.

There has to be someone in charge. And then you bring in the -- all of the representatives, the CEOs of all of these drilling companies, and say, ladies and gentlemen, you have got a collective responsibility to come up with your best…

It should be unacceptable -- and I think it is to most Americans -- to let the fate of our precious coastline and the waters off our shores rest in the hands of a foreign-owned company like BP.

There has to be someone in charge.

But it's not enough simply to care, you have to take charge. We've reached that moment in this crisis when I think he has to take charge.

The President must take charge of this, especially if BP fails tomorrow in this critical effort to get that 'top kill' in place.

But it's not enough simply to care. You've got to take charge. And we've reached that moment in this crisis when I think he has to take charge.

There's no question this helps the Democrats. That's why President Obama is coming to New York on Thursday and to beat up on Wall Street.

But it does add fuel to the question is, did the SEC move at sort of a convenient time?

I do think it's suspicious. I think the timing is probably not a coincidence.

And, you know, Chris Dodd, Barney Frank, they've all jumped on this. And they're going to use that.

That's why President Obama is coming to New York on Thursday and to beat up on Wall Street.