David Gergen actually said...

"This was a very significant personal victory today in the Senate for Barack Obama."

"To him, the central story of his presidency is that of the threat of terrorism coming in 9/11 and that he protected the homeland over these last seven years."

"Had this gone down -- and last night looked like it could go down in the Senate. He would have started out his presidency in a very weakened position."

"He deserves credit for that and that he's put us on a successful path to beat back terrorism both in Iraq and Afghanistan."