Barack Obama actually said...

I know what a privilege it is to serve in the White House, and am humbled by the responsibility we owe the American people.

Now is a good time for us to set politics aside for a while and think practically about what will actually work to move the economy forward.

My priority is going to be, how do we grow the economy?

It is not going to be quick, and it is not going to be easy for us to dig ourselves out of the hole that we are in.