David Gergen

Yes. I don't think he'd make these concessions unless he thought that she might really want it and he wanted to clear the way to make sure if that's what she has wanted, that's what they would do.

Yes. I don't think he would make these concessions unless he thought that she might really want it, and he wanted to clear the way to make sure, if that is what she wanted, that's what they would do.

And it gives President-elect Obama great muscularity going into the New Year.

And that would put them at 60.

This is big. He has been one of the lions of the Senate.

This does mean Hillary is more likely to be Secretary of State.

And it gives president-elect Obama great muscularity going into the new year.

This is big. ... And, yet, those convictions sank him in this election.

It's likely to go very well. ... I imagine it will be fairly straightforward and he will be confirmed.

If -- Anderson, he cannot dangle this and then say no to her, and -- because after dissing her, in effect, for the vice presidency, and then this, too, that would be a huge riff, not only with her, but with large sections of the Democratic…

I think it's far more about the symbolism, as Candy is right, than about a cabinet position.

He cannot dangle this and then say no to her and because after dissing her in effect for the Vice Presidency and then this, too, that would be a huge riff not only with her but with large sections of the Democratic Party.

It's unimaginable that Barack Obama would have had her come to Chicago unless he intended to make her the first choice.

In this power vacuum, as Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank and Harry Reid and other Democrats in Congress speak up and take the lead, and he is sort of is standing away from it, there's going to be a sense that maybe we elected a new -- the…

I think it is partly a test, because people are looking to him for leadership.

I think it is partly a test because people are looking to him for leadership.

Automobile sales are down to the worst level in a quarter of a century. This is very serious stuff and I think you'll see Bush and Obama working well together in the next few weeks.

He signaled urgency, which was really important. He signaled change. He signaled, 'I am going to depart from the Bush plan.'

One clear purpose of this press conference today was to signal an urgency on moving forward with most of his plan.

Not very much. And, look, I think he's going to get a good honeymoon from Republicans, unlike the situation that faced George W. Bush and very unlike what face Bill Clinton.

This man deserves some time off. It will be much, much better for him.

First, set your strategy. What are your priorities? Then, figure out who is going to get you there.

I think he's going to get a good honeymoon from Republicans unlike the situation that faced George W. Bush and very unlike what faced Bill Clinton.

He called his -- he had a conference team with his national team today, and he -- after he thanked them, he said, every one of you is going to be paid for another month, and you will have health care until the rest of the year.

He is going to call upon the American people more so than I think we have seen the last eight, even 12 years, to participate.