Barack Obama actually said...

"I understand how mad everybody is about this AIG bonus business. I understand that, as I said before, I'm mad. And even though I didn't draw up these AIG contracts, my White House didn't, it's my resp..."

"Everybody's got an opinion."

"And that is the forward-thinking purpose of the budget that I submitted to Congress."

"Most of the stuff that got us into trouble was perfectly legal."