David Gergen actually said...

"I think this whole episode for Jesse Jackson Jr. means he probably -- he cannot be appointed by a sitting Governor in Illinois. He could win the seat in an open election."

"There was some representative who -- coming from a labor union who talked to the governor about appointing 'Candidate One.'"

"This man has given crooks a bad name."

"Well, I have a hard time pronouncing his name. I just call him the idiot. Because this man has given crooks a bad name."