The session lasted four hours and by the end the sombre mood had lifted: they had conceived a plan. They would take back the House in November 2010, which they did, and use it as a spear to mortally wound Obama in 2011 and take back the Senate and White House in 2012, "We've gotta challenge them on every single bill and challenge them on every single campaign.", insisted Rep.Kevin McCarthy.)R-CA)

At the end of the meeting, Gingrich declared, “You will remember this day. You’ll remember this as the day the seeds of 2012 were sown.”

"The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president."
2010 quote from Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell: