Barack Obama actually said...

"Time and again, the path forward has been blocked, not only by oil industry lobbyists, but also by a lack of political courage and candor."

"We cannot consign our children to this future. The tragedy unfolding on our coast is the most painful and powerful reminder yet that the time to embrace a clean energy future is now."

"Over the last decade, this agency has become emblematic of a failed philosophy that views all regulation with hostility -- a philosophy that says corporations should be allowed to play by their own ru..."

"The oil spill represents just the latest blow to a place that's already suffered multiple economic disasters."