For those who are interested, here's a link to the full transcript of Obama'a speech on the debt ceiling and some choice quotes.

"We Are Not A Deadbeat Nation"
Full Obama Transcript
Tyler Durden
01/14/2013

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It's been a busy and productive four years, and I expect the same for the next four years. I intend to carry out the agenda that I campaigned on -- an agenda for new jobs, new opportunity, and new security for the middle class.

Right now, our economy is growing and our businesses are creating new jobs. So, we are poised for a good year if we make smart decisions and sound investments, and as long as Washington politics don't get in the way of America's progress.

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. . . Now, the other congressionally imposed deadline coming up is the so-called debt ceiling, something most Americans hadn't even heard of before two years ago. So I want to be clear about this: The debt ceiling is not a question of authorizing more spending. Raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending. It simply allows the country to pay for spending that Congress has already committed to. . . .

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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-01-14...bama-transcript

Should read, obama, "Shucking and Jiving "