Barack Obama actually said...

"I wanted to report again to the American people that we made some additional progress this evening."

"I want to report again to the American people that we made some additional progress this evening. I think the staffs of both the House and the Senate, as well as the White House staff, have been worki..."

"We're not going to be able to do it if we just make stuff up and pretend that facts are not facts. We're not going to be able to solve our problems if we get distracted by sideshows and carnival barke..."

"That's what's at stake."