Barack Obama actually said...

"Obama had to signal some sense of leadership on the economy and that's what happened here and the market reacted very positively to it."

"He has been one of the prime architects with Paulson and with Bernanke of this bailout effort."

"Look, there's only one president at a time. I don't have the authority to take over yet."

"She's yet to cite what experience, in fact, prepares her for that 3 a.m. phone call."