David Gergen actually said...

"I think the Republicans are -- I understand that they made terrible mistakes in the Bush years letting the deficit, letting spending get as much out of control as they did."

"It reeks of hypocrisy."

"When we get serious about deficit reduction, you know who's really going to get hit hard? It's going to be the middle class."

"It's going to be the middle class. A lot of the mortgage deductions are going to get trimmed back. A lot of other things are going to get trimmed back."