David Gergen actually said...

"Now John Boehner has said not only we're putting $800 billion on the table, but we're going to aim it at the rich. The rich are the ones that will pay."

"I think the Democrats are the ones who are really trying to rub it in and almost humiliate the Republicans, and that's not going to get to a bargain."

"If people truly want to find a bridge to avoid the fiscal cliff, a way to get to the big issues, as David Walker says would have to come next year, I think they're the makings of it here."

"I do believe the president did get a partial mandate. At least the voters said the wealthy in this country ought to pay higher taxes."