Barack Obama actually said...

"Let me be clear: All new mandatory initiatives and all new tax cuts must be paid for."

"We are tackling the biggest threats to our long-term fiscal stability."

"I've got a middle-aged couple that will write me, and they say, 'Our daughter just found out she's got leukemia, and if I don't do something soon, we just either are going to go bankrupt, or we're not..."

"We are making tough decisions on funding priorities."