It is an apple full of worms compared to an apple that's fresh and delicious.

The White House doesn't create jobs. The government together - White House, Congress - creates policies that allow for greater job creation.

I think we ought to all take a step back and remember where we were 24, 48 hours ago, a week ago, two weeks ago - the prospect that was hanging out there that America would not honor its obligations for the first time in its history, and the impact that would have on our economy and the global economy.

I was extremely excited personally about the Obama-Biden victory.

It is an apple full of worms compared to an apple that's fresh and delicious.

What we see happening with this Republican strategy is a willingness to threaten the very foundation of the world's greatest economic power. That is a very risky proposition.

When I go stand up at the podium in front of the White House press corps, I never lie. I never say something that I know is untrue. Credibility is enormously important to a press secretary.