I've always held David Gergen in such high esteem... well, high esteem relative to other individuals of his ilk, certainly those with such dubious ties to such dubious regimes... I was never under the illusion that he shared my progressive values or was at all anything but a Republican at heart, albeit an honest broker...
Sadly that perception has been unraveling before my very eyes... or perhaps I've just been slow to catch on?
His response (via Twitter) to the breaking news of Iran agreeing to nuclear talks was both stunning and disappointing, although I guess I should thank him for dispossessing me of the last shred of respect I had for him... his response beneath the squiggly:
David Gergen @DavidGergen
On its face NYT story looks like an intentional leak--an October surprise to help Prez in debate Monday night #CNN
At first I thought it was a joke... but no... there it was... less than an hour after the news had broken David Gergen lobbed a salacious accusation at the White House with literally NO foundation upon which to base his suspicion... check that... perhaps he was basing it on his own personal experiences with the Nixon/Ford/Reagan administrations?
It would seem to me "Press Secretary to Mitt Romney" would be a step down for him, but one never knows... or maybe he's got his eyes on more Bain "capital"?
http://www.mediaite.com/...
Anyway, I just had to get that off my chest... thanks for reading...