Barack Obama actually said...
Some of these choices may be difficult. I won't lie to you. We can't keep on just printing money and saying we'll let our children worry about it. But we have to do it in a way that right now focuses on just getting people back on their feet, getting the economy running again, and then we're going to have to make some difficult choices.
Context
Obama discusses the difficult choices ahead in addressing the economic crisis and the need to focus on recovery.
03/17/2009