"I'm going to need another term to finish off the US" he might well have said.

News from The Associated Press

Obama: 'Massive blow'

11-30-11

He first rallied the type of working-class crowd that would benefit from the tax cuts and then appealed for campaign contributions from donors, many of whom would be the ones to shoulder the tax increases Obama supports.

Obama told one group of donors that he still needs to make sure that key aspects of the health care law get implemented in 2014, that banking regulations are enacted and that energy policies are updated.

"I'm going to need another term to finish the job," he said.