Barack Obama actually said...

"I'm still happy with his ideas and, you know, everything, I think everything is going to change with him."

"Crisis could turn into catastrophe."

"The American people are watching. They need this plan to work. They expect to see the money that they have earned, that they have worked so hard to earn spent in its intended purposes, without waste, ..."

"I will not compromise or tolerate any shortcuts. The American people are looking to us, each of you, as well as myself and Joe and others in our administration, for leadership, and it's up to us to re..."