Barack Obama actually said...

"We did not arrive at this crisis by some accident of history."

"What we're looking at right now is to provide the Treasury and the Federal Reserve with as broad authority as is necessary, to stabilize markets and to maintain credit."

"I think it's pretty clear that Senator McCain's a little panicked right now."

"You don't do it in a day. We've got to do it in an intelligent, systematic, thoughtful fashion."