David Gergen actually said...

"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."

"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."

"It is a firing offense. The question is who can prosecute this war well? And General McChrystal at this point is the man who is in the position."