Barack Obama actually said...

This is not my assessment. This is not Nancy Pelosi's assessment. This is the assessment of the best economists in the country.

Obama defends the need for the stimulus package by referencing the consensus among economists.

02/04/2009

More Barack Obama Quotes

I opposed this war back in 2002 when I was running for the United States Senate.

It's no longer sufficient for us to trot out the old formulas, the old tired phrases. If we want fundamental change, then we can't be afraid...

I don't want a continuation of Bush/Cheney. I don't want Bush/Cheney-lite. I want a fundamental change.

I'm not afraid of losing the P.R. war to dictators. I'm happy to look them in the eye and say what needs to be said.