David Gergen actually said...

"I think it's important for Obama to put down Sarah Palin, to get beyond that. He does not -- that lowers him, when he gets into that."

"I think the McCain campaign is absolutely delighted. Every day that it's about Sarah Palin is a good day for the McCain campaign."

"If she's going to be in the White House, she's got -- there's got to be a sense of readiness."

"The Republicans have very successfully reignited the culture wars which have been sort of bubbling under the surface for a long time."