David Gergen actually said...

"Presidents, no matter how much experience they have, need stabilizing forces around them."

"There's no pressing need here. This is more of a political move."

"It is very healthy for a president to have a good friend, someone who can look him in the eye and tell him what's going right, but also what's going wrong, to give candid advice and not be as intimida..."

"No, it would be a serious mistake to go without a chief of staff. You know, there was a time a very early time, when Democrats tend to tend not to have very strong chief of staff and Republicans like ..."