Barack Obama actually said...

"It's to not let this drag on for another week, ten days."

"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..."