Barack Obama actually said...

Right now, the most important task for us is to stabilize the patient. The economy is badly damaged; it is very sick. And so we have to take...

I strongly believe that a President or a President-elect or his team should be able to do more than one thing at a time.

I strongly believe that a president or a president-elect or his team should be able to do more than one thing at a time.

The most important message today is that the situation is getting worse. We've got to act boldly and we've got to act swiftly.