David Gergen actually said...

"When the new president comes in, it's very important to be very clear about what your goals are."

"I think it does. The Bush administration's view, and I think one that's supported widely by Republicans is, first they give up their nuclear ambitions and then we will talk."

"The big thing of our time, it's a big movement of our time is that the center of gravity in the world, geopolitically and to a large extent economically is moving from the West to Asia."

"We need someone who is ... going to need a consensus builder."