Barack Obama actually said...

"And I describe earmarks as the process by which individual members insert pet projects without review. So, what I'm saying is, we're not having earmarks in the recovery package, period."

"I think what you're also going to see is a team that is committed to breaking with some of the past practices."

"We are going to bring a long-overdue sense of responsibility and accountability to Washington."

"That's what the American people are looking for."