Barack Obama actually said...

"We can no longer afford drift and we can no longer afford delay nor can we cede ground to those who seek destruction."

"This should not be a political or partisan issue."

"Not only will this help address the urgent overcrowding problem at our Nation's Federal prisons, but it will also help achieve our goal of closing the detention center at Guantanamo in a timely, secur..."

"The question is not whether our government is too big or too small but whether it works."