Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declared Saturday that President Barack Obama’s legislative agenda is “over.”
If you recall, McConnell drew fire for his remarks following the midterm elections, by saying his No. 1 goal was to make Obama “a one-term president.” McConell has since backtracked from that statement. He now says Republican lawmakers will work together with Obama and the Dems to do what they “think is right for America.”
The Kentucky Republican criticized Obama for performing “Clintonian back flips” to portray himself as a moderate now that he’s running for re-election. But McConnell said it’s yet to be seen whether Obama’s new tone is “rhetoric or reality.”
But McConnell said that congressional Republicans – who took control of the House and increased their numbers in the Senate following last year’s election – are “prepared to do business” with Obama.
“And to the extent that the president wants to do what we think is right for America, we won’t say ‘no’ simply because there’s an election coming along,” said McConnell.
