Barack Obama actually said...

"Make no mistake, this is the greatest economic challenge of our times. And while the road ahead will be long and the work will be hard, I know that we can steer ourselves out of this crisis."

"You know, she is somebody who I needed advice and counsel from. She is one of the most thoughtful public officials that we have."

"important to get a national security team in place, because transition periods are potentially times of vulnerability to a terrorist attack."

"I think that part of the way to think about it is things could be worse. We could have seen a lot more bank failures over the last several months. We could have seen even more rapid deterioration of t..."