I don't have any put together thoughts on Obama's presser. But a few quick observations. He seemed a little tight at first -- during the speech and at the beginning of Q&A. But then he warmed to it and seemed much better.

The Clinton-Bush transition was abbreviated because of the Recount. But I remember during the Bush-Clinton transition, Bill Clinton was conspicuously deferential to the one president at a time rule, invoking it repeatedly. At least that is my recollection. Obama was deferential. But I would not say extremely so. I thought a telling moment came when asked what would happen if he and President Bush came into conflict over key policy decisions -- especially on the economic crisis -- during the transition. One way to answer this would have been for Obama to say, there'd be no conflict. I'm not president. He is. etc.

He didn't say that. He said "I'm not going to anticipate problems." A very different answer.

Finally, "mutts like me." A line for the ages.