Barack Obama actually said...

"The gap that you refer to actually began in 2004, probably began even before then."

"If we do not take meaningful steps to rein in our debt, it could damage our markets, increase the cost of borrowing, and jeopardize our recovery, all of which would have an even worse effect on our jo..."

"He has chosen not to continue those operations, and so that decision--and the consequences that may follow from it, are, and will always be, his responsibility."

"the Nation that leads the world in creating new sources of clean energy will be the Nation that leads the 21st century economy."