David Gergen actually said...

"Donald Rumsfeld has clearly lost the confidence of a lot of Americans. He is pretty unpopular now and I think it's an easy for the Democrats to say, instead of presenting our plan for Iraq, what we're..."

"Joe Biden floated the idea of a federation separating out Iraq. That attracted some admirers and a lot of critics."

"No, it's all opposition. It's all opposition to the war as it's being conducted now. I think, talking to people around the country, my sense, Anderson, is that most people think Plan A is not working...."

"I think it will hurt the Democrats if it is perceived that they are simply a party of retreat; they simply want to cut and run."