Barack Obama actually said...

"We are now in the early weeks of implementing this policy and therefore do not believe further adjustments are required at this time."

"The Commission is charged with identifying policies to improve the fiscal situation in the medium term and to achieve fiscal sustainability over the long run."

"We can't afford to walk away from a clean energy future."

"I made a promise to you, not that I was going to tell you what you wanted to hear, not that I was always going to do what was popular."