David Gergen actually said...

"The Congress is essentially telling him you've got a year to show real progress."

"Domestically, get the economy back on track as rapidly as possible, but this summer, have both health care and climate change bills teed up for passage in the fall."

"They're afraid of the mandate. And they also feel if they're constructive up front, they can avoid some of the worst aspects of things they really disagree with."

"I think lowering the -- what is defined by success, defining it down, so to speak, is probably the option we're going to move to."