Barack Obama actually said...

"the president believes he will have the votes he needs to pass the Senate stimulus bill by the end of this week."

"A failure to act, and act now, will turn crisis into a catastrophe and guarantee a longer recession, a less robust recovery, and a more uncertain future."

"We don't disparage wealth. We don't begrudge anybody for achieving success. And we certainly believe that success should be rewarded. But what gets people upset, and rightfully so, are executives bein..."

"I reject those theories. And so did the American people when they went to the polls in November and voted resoundingly for change."