Barack Obama actually said...

"While Senator Obama believed that the Administration's initial proposal was flawed and unacceptable to the American taxpayer, he was heartened tonight that the President seemed to be moving in the dir..."

"Presidents are going have to deal with more than one thing at a time. It is not necessary for us to think that we can only do one thing and suspend everything else."

"This should not be the whole kitchen sink in this thing. It is important to try to have this be as clean as possible, and not try to have the earmarks, not try to have all these add-ones."

"While Senator Obama believed that the administration's initial proposal was flawed and unacceptable to the American taxpayer, he was heartened tonight that the president seemed to be moving in the dir..."