David Gergen actually said...

"It is going to grow bigger, because one day you know what the Obama administration is probably going to have to propose higher taxes it's the only way you can close these deficits."

"The one thing they agree on is that they're warning about the deficits, that there's too much spending."

"No, I think, Anderson, there are times when things are thrust onto your desk as president, and you can't avoid acting on them, and this is now on his desk."

"Barack Obama was a model of presidential leadership in the early stages of this episode."