This is what he said: "Finally we got this car up on level ground. And, yes, it's a little beat up. It needs to go to the body shop. It's got some dents; it needs a tune-up. But it's pointing in the right direction. And now we've got the Republicans tapping us on the shoulder, saying, we want the keys back.
You can't have the keys back. You don't know how to drive. You can ride with us if you want, but you got to sit in the backseat. We're going to put middle-class America in the front seat. We're looking out for them."
He was speaking of the economy and the wreck it was when he was elected. He repeatedly tried to get the Republicans to work with him. Take the Dream Act. That was originally introduced by a Republican.
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Cap and Trade was another Republican idea but because Obama wanted to work with it, it suddenly became a commie pinko plot.
Obama wanted to cut corporate taxes while at the same time eliminating loopholes but Republicans wouldn't work with him.
Then there was the ACA. most of the law is based on Republican ideas. The mandate, for example, at one time was considered taking personal responsibility by Republicans. Not to mention the fact that Republican got over 160 amendments in the bill.