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We have built a government so large and so expensive here in Washington that not even the richest economy in the history of mankind can afford it. That's how big it's gotten.

Is the U.S. better or is the world better? Is the U.S. better off today than we were four years ago? Obviously not, economically not. I think our stature in the world is not the same.

If we didn't have the rest of the world growing, the United States economy would be in much worse shape than it is today.

Now some are saying maybe $1.6 trillion in is not enough maybe we should look at $2 trillion.

What is worst about America was acted out. What is best in America doesn't export.

Remember, America's greatness is based on creating wealth like the rest of the world has never known, and then, making sure it's shared throughout a middle class and even the underprivileged.

When George W. Bush entered office, the national debt was $5 trillion. When he left, it was $10 trillion. I think the administration spent too much money.

America is good enough for us.

Massive inequality, we have learned, isn't the best way to run an economy after all. And when you think about it, it's also profoundly ugly.

A trillion here, a trillion there and pretty soon you're talking about real money.