David Gergen actually said...

"he's a great patriot."

"The President's dilemma is that he said, you know, Tony Hayward, from BP, if he worked for him, he would have been fired a long time ago for some of the dumb things he has been saying."

"The one person he has been getting along well with is President Karzai. And they have formed a very strong partnership."

"I think the president has every reason to fire him if he wants. But, on the other side, we're on the eve of the Kandahar offensive."