David Gergen actually said...

"The news is Americans are starting to demand negotiations on both sides. The new poll out tonight has 60 percent of Democrats -- and 60 percent of Republicans saying the House Republicans ought to com..."

"I think this tonight probably set things back. It makes it very, very unlikely we'll have any kind of settlement within the next several days."

"I thought President Obama might do that very thing. I thought he might call the leaders to the White House today and lock them in a room like Lyndon Johnson used to do, but it became very apparent tha..."

"The idea that a group of congressmen who represent less than 10 percent of the House of Representatives could drive this train, I think it strikes makes most Americans as nuts."