David Gergen actually said...

"It's not in the country's interest to have a crippled president."

"I thought tonight that Tim Kaine gave a surprisingly effective response."

"They have to come up with their own policy? Absolutely. And Paul Begala is right. They have many policies; they don't have unity."

"The speech was like the Sherlock Holmes dog that didn't bark. It didn't say a lot of new things. He did not lay out an aggressive or bold new plan for Iraq."