Barack Obama actually said...

"There are many causes of this economic crisis, and it's critical that we respond using all the tools that we currently have."

"That's why I support Secretary Paulson's latest initiative to use the authority we gave him in the financial rescue plan to provide more capital to our financial institutions."

"Now is not the time for fear."

"The test of any idea must not be whether it is liberal or conservative, but whether it works for the American people."