Barack Obama actually said...

"It's the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning; it's the last thing I think about when I go to bed at night."

"We have workers in need of a job and a country that's in need of rebuilding, and if we put those two things together we can make real progress."

"Every American can be proud that our extraordinary troops and their families... will only grow stronger and remain the best fighting force in the world and a reflection of the values of justice and eq..."

"what I really want right now is to — to get a debt-ceiling deal for my birthday"