Think About This

"I'm always puzzled when people say, 'You're taking on too much. Well, what exactly would you have me give up? Should I not be worrying about Pakistan? Is me ignoring North Korea an option? Should I simply allow the U.S. auto industry to vanish into the ether? Should I not be worrying about the fact that we've lost millions and that we've got to retool in order to compete?"

"I would love to have come in at a time when we enjoyed large surpluses, when the economy was going gangbusters, when we weren't in the middle of two wars. But, you know, that's not the hand that we were dealt."

-President Barack Obama