David Gergen actually said...

"One is struck, Anderson, by the fact that, over the last few months, as this pressure has come from the outside to shake up his staff, change his policies, which are just as important as changing pers..."

"Well, Iraq is certainly the largest part of it, because there has been unrelieved bad news from Iraq, except for an occasional election."

"They don't. And, of course, the best thing the Republicans have going for them is the Democrats."

"But, you know, from the country's point of view, it's really important that we focus on Iran and deal with that wisely."