David Gergen actually said...

"I think we're going to have, in the next couple months -- as I understand it, we're on the verge of an offensive in Afghanistan."

"It's both a political and an economic challenge because in past recessions, there's usually been a driver to get the economy again."

"Israel feels that they have to base their security on the worst-case scenario."

"I think the president deserves a lot of credit for helping to lift this sense of crisis in the country."