No president should hold a news conference without deciding what he wants the next day's headline to be.

No president should hold a news conference without deciding what he wants the next day's headline to be.

No president should hold a news conference without deciding what he wants the next day's headline to be.

Once President Obama started talking about the out-years, some eyes might have glazed over.

Once President Obama started talking about the out-years, some eyes might have glazed over.

Once President Obama started talking about the out-years, some eyes might have glazed over.

President Obama declined to call on any reporters from the nation's top newspapers during last night's news conference but still faced far more aggressive questioning than in his first prime-time encounter with the media.

President Obama declined to call on any reporters from the nation's top newspapers during last night's news conference but still faced far more aggressive questioning than in his first prime-time encounter with the media.

President Obama declined to call on any reporters from the nation's top newspapers during last night's news conference but still faced far more aggressive questioning than in his first prime-time encounter with the media.

I've been watching Barack Obama make jokes, talk sports, boast about his daughters' new swing set and talk seriously about the economy and Afghanistan.