David Gergen

There were three Democrats who voted to bring the charges and two Republicans who opposed that.

The accusation that had been called the N-word and spit upon was a searing moment during the health care debate.

It's going to be hard. But there are some moderate candidates coming along in several states.

But this poll suggested there's a ceiling. What's striking here is that nationally, 69 percent of the people in this poll said she was not qualified to be president.

Yes, she's red hot out on the speaking circuit. She's got a fierce following.

We're seeing a group that is trying to become mainstream, that's making strides in that direction.

It's an important evolution, Anderson, and a history of this; we'll see where it goes. But in the minds of many Americans, the TEA Party folks seem to be a fringe group. I think they're becoming -- it's becoming apparent this is more and…

I continue to believe she's not going to be a candidate but will be a force in Republican politics.

It's an important evolution, Anderson, in the history of this. We will see where it goes.

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.

That's what Ed Markey -- Congressman Ed Markey thinks it may be more doable in this environment.

I think it has political repercussions.

This is the oil -- the offshore is a bridge to that future.

I'm surprised from that point of view.

People are trying to score political points. And this fundraising based on this I think is out of bounds but the threats are obviously more out of bounds.

I think there's a growing risk that somebody is going to get shot before this is over.

I do think that this has reached a new level of intensity beyond what we've normally seen. It is more threatening.

What he meant was, at least what I thought, we all thought he meant yesterday was the courage to stand up for what you think is right.

What is not being voted on is the fundamental, basic, underlying legislation.

When the president called for courage, what he meant was -- at least what I thought we all thought he meant yesterday was the courage to stand up for what you think is right.

Process does matter. The deals that were cut in the backroom during -- with the Senate -- on the Senate mattered a lot in the election of Scott Brown.

Process does matter. It -- the deals that were cut in the back room during -- with the -- on the Senate mattered a lot in the election of Scott Brown.

It would be a very bad idea. It will taint the health care bill.

Well, Anderson, you know, people say that Washington politics is a freak show. And Eric Massa is writing a whole new chapter. I don't think we really know exactly what happened here. What's really important is that he made an explosive…

What's really important is that he made an explosive charge that he was forced out of Congress by an orchestrated effort by Democrats.