David Gergen actually said...

"I think it was unwise for the president to get as deeply involved as he has."

"I did not think he offered a lot of alternatives, nor did I think he truly had heard the voices of a Rosaleen or of an Andy when he sort of lumps people together who are opposing this as extremists."

"We can't let the extremists take over the argument."

"Well, I think it certainly has become a political football. And there's no question that there were people in the political arena who did want to whip this up, and I think we all know that many of the..."