David Gergen actually said...

"the president is taking a lot of time to being very deliberate, try to figure out how to get in and very importantly how to get out of Afghanistan."

"we never imagined it would be General McChrystal vs. General Eikenberry."

"this process has become long and very messy."

"It's ultimately going to come down to a test, can a Democratic Party govern with this majority? And if they can't govern, I think Candy's right. As a party, they're really going to get punished."