David Gergen actually said...

"That lasted about five minutes, didn't it? ... But to believe that this is going to end the partisanship over this issue I think just doesn't recognize current political realities."

"I was told today that he was safe. That suggests that there may not be a lot of firings on this whole thing."

"I think a number of people in Washington have been speculating Mr. Leiter, who runs the National Counterterrorism Center might well lose his job over this."

"I think you're going to see far more urgency now and far more seriousness and focus in the White House and then the administration on these kinds of threats."