David Gergen actually said...

"They were very wobbly in the beginning. ... Where I think they do bear some blame is in not developing some alternative plans should something like this occur."

"The administration still stands for orderly transition but it wants a faster transition."

"And there's a great fear in the administration of two things: One, they're being lied to by the government, just as the government is lying to the people. And, secondly, the government is really diggi..."

"They seemed to issue a statement that supported the demonstrators. On its face, I thought it was an ambiguous statement, but it was interpreted by the White House, accepted by the demonstrators as a s..."