David Gergen actually said...

"There's no question that he was badly hurt by the speech."

"President Obama threw down the gauntlet and he rally said we're no longer going down the conservative path, we're going to go down a much more progressive or liberal path."

"This is a major change of direction for the country, in the sense that, under Republican administrations... we moved to a much more of an emphasis on the private sector."

"We need to focus on the recession first. We need to stabilize the economy."