Bill Clinton actually said...

"I'm very encouraged and I have very positive feelings about the progress made in the conference on the budget plan."

"We share a common destiny, and that we will be more likely to achieve our individual capacities if we work together."

"I think they are serious. I think they will pass it."

"New York will gain far more from a stable, credible deficit reduction plan than you will lose by a restriction on the entertainment deduction."