Barack Obama actually said...

"I don't want to pretend that today marks the end of our economic problems, nor does it constitute all of what we're going to have to do to turn our economy around. But today does mark the beginning of..."

"The road to recovery will not be straight. We will make progress, and there may be some slippage along the way. It will demand courage and discipline."

"We have begun the essential work of keeping the American dream alive in our time. And that's why we're here today."

"Today does mark the beginning of the end; the beginning of what we need to do to create jobs for Americans scrambling in the wake of layoffs; the beginning of what we need to do to provide relief for ..."