Barack Obama actually said...

"Today I called Senator Herb Kohl to thank him for his remarkable career in public service."

"Herb's invaluable perspective as the long-time head of a family-owned business made him an unwavering voice for working families, small-business owners, and seniors."

"the President views al Qaeda and those with similar views about how they see the -- how they would have that part of the world evolve as being in many ways antithetical in their views toward ..."

"He is, by any measure, one of the finest public servants that our Nation has ever had."