Barack Obama actually said...

"There's plenty of blame to go around; and many in Washington and Wall Street deserve it. All of us now have a responsibility to solve this crisis because it affects the financial well-being of every s..."

"Barack Obama's been pretty consistent over the last two weeks. He had -- has been on the phone regularly with Secretary Paulson, who had asked him not to inject presidential politics into this."

"There's plenty of blame to go around. Many in Washington and Wall Street deserve it. All of us now have a responsibility to solve this crisis, because it affects the financial well-being of every sing..."

"There will be time to punish those who set this fire."