Barack Obama actually said...

We've always got to think about how do we trim back on what we need now, but keep our eyes on what are our investments in the future.

The one thing we can't do--cannot do--is decide that we are not going to pay the bills the previous Congresses have already racked up.

the single most important thing we can do for the economy is putting people back to work

there's nothing wrong with having a treat once in a while