Barack Obama actually said...

"My sense is that despite partisan differences, despite regional differences and different priorities, everybody is concerned about the legacy we're leaving to our children."

"We cannot and will not sustain deficits like these without end. Contrary to the prevailing wisdom in Washington these past few years, we cannot simply spend as we please and defer the consequences to ..."

"I think that some of us get on our high horse and say we've got the answer to health care. Well, it turns out that, you know, there are costs involved on the front end even if the benefits accrue, you..."

"Joe and I can't think of a more tenacious and efficient guardian of the hard-earned tax dollars the American people have entrusted us to wisely invest."