Barack Obama actually said...

"If he wants to have any government cutting taxes or doing whatever in the future -- cutting spending they basically have to work together."

"I actually don't think the politics on this are that bad for Barack Obama."

"I'm not willing to see two million Americans who stand to lose their unemployment insurance at the end of this month be put in a situation where they might lose their home, or their car, or suffer som..."

"Will they go along with him in the end? And which will Americans care more about? That he gave up on a campaign pledge to roll back tax cuts for the rich? Or that he's trying to keep his other promise..."