Barack Obama actually said...

"He wants to do immigration. He wants to do gun control. I mean, these are huge issues that take a lot of political capital to get over the finish line."

"This is not just about what Obama's, you know, mandate might be or his agenda might be, but what is the next president going to do when they run up against the same thing."

"The American people are watching what we do here. Obviously, their patience is already thin. This is deja vu all over again. America wonders why it is that in this town for some reason you can't get s..."

"If we don't see an agreement between the two leaders in the Senate, I expect a bill to go on the floor, and I have asked Senator Reid to do this. Put a bill on the floor that makes sure that taxes on ..."