Barack Obama actually said...

"our economy is headed in the right direction, and it will stay that way as long as there aren't any more self-inflicted wounds coming out of Washington."

"I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits, either now or in the future."

"Federal civilian employees are central to the Federal Government’s success in serving the American people."

"Every initiative he talked about yesterday were at a substantially smaller scale in terms of dollars than that."