David Gergen actually said...

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

"There's no plan right now on the table to definitely get us from here to paying for it."

"I think they've got the best chance of getting it done of any president -- every Democrat since Harry Truman has tried this, every single one has failed. I think that Barack Obama has the best chance ..."

"The president has a long row to hoe if he's going to change the way Washington works fundamentally."