Originally Posted by Robbie

Keep in mind that McConnell said that on Dec. 27, 2010

Not when Obama first took office...but AFTER the 2010 elections swept Republicans into power in the House in what was a giant repudiation of Democrat policies.

So yeah...at that point the mandate from the people was for a change. But that quote is often cited like it was said in the very beginning of Obama's presidency.

In all fairness it was NOT.

And of course every Republican wants to unseat the Democrat. And every Democrat has always wanted to make the Republican president a "one term" president too.

That's why it takes a great leader like Clinton or Reagan to be able to persuade the opposition to come to the table no matter how bitter the politics.