Obama in 2010: "[Republicans] can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in the back."

Back in October, 2010 President Barack Obama was feeling his oats. His Democrat party had won a majority in both the House and the Senate. Democrats were ramming every piece of legislation they could through the system as fast as they can – Obamacare and the Stimulus package (aka the Porkulus package because of all the Porkbarrel expenditures it included to Democrat cronies and sympathetic industries) being two of the most notorious.

So, back then a very cocky Obama had the nerve to lecture his opponents on “civility” and “bipartisanship.” But Obama’s definition of bipartisanship back then (and has been through today) is Republicans sign off on everything Democrats want and Dems tell Republicans to stuff whatever GOP efforts are attempted. So, in his arrogance, His Highness Obama told a Woonsocket Rhode Island audience that as for bipartisan “reform,” Republicans “can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in the back.”*

I just find it interesting that in the post-GOP victories from this weeks’ midterm elections – that resulted in GOP majorities now in both the House and the Senate, no GOP leadership nor any conservative talk show host has brought this arrogant, snide and childish comment up from Obama’s past.

*Hall, C. (26 October, 2010) Mediaite, “Obama to GOP: ‘They can come for the ride, but they have to sit in the back.’” Retrieved 6 November, 2014 from http://www.mediaite.com/tv/obama-to-gop-%E2%80%98they-can-come-for-the-ride-but-they-have-to-sit-in-back/