Barack Obama actually said...

"Clearly the situation is dire. It is deteriorating, and it demands urgent and immediate action."

"President Obama said to us in conference and he said to the Democrats and publicly that he understands we have a systemic problem, and I agree, and that we need a long-term solution."

"update the way we get our electricity by starting to build a new Smart Grid that will save us money, protect our power sources from blackout or attack, and deliver clean, alternative forms of energy t..."

"quickly moving to establish a national greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal that contributes to global climate stabilization is critically important."