David Gergen actually said...

"This is putting democracy to a real test and leadership on both sides, leaders on both sides need to step up and put an end to these disruptive kind of brawling, physically violent sessions."

"We've had two presidents in a row now, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, come to Washington promise to change, make this our discourse, make it more civil. And it just gets worse."

"This is very discouraging for people who want to see the democracy work."

"If they're going to help stir people up, that's fine but they now have to take responsibility for the peoples showing up and say 'We've got a hand in this, we want to do this in a civil way.'"