Barack Obama actually said...

"We can't afford to spin our wheels while the rest of the world speeds ahead."

"I am convinced that America can win the race to build a clean energy economy, but we're going to have to overcome the weight of our own politics."

"It has to do with the fact that there's this huge gap between the amount of money being paid out and the amount of money coming in."

"Those actions prevented another great depression; they broke the back of a severe recession."