David Gergen actually said...

"Well, I think it's clear, Anderson, that had he been there this year, in full form, that it's much more likely that we would be closer to a bipartisan deal now."

"I think the chances are growing that they will go for something more modest than what the president wants."

"I think one of the other aspects of this is very fundamental to who we are as a people. There are a lot of sociologists and historians will tell you we as American people are just different. We're an ..."

"If they want to make it truly bipartisan, one way to reach out to Republicans is to say, let's do something about all these lawsuits that are forcing doctors to do practice defensive medicine."