i am very confident that we re going to have a terrific democratic nominee. whose phone is that, guys? come on now. somebody. you recognize your ring. don t be embarrassed. just turn it off. huh? there you go. today a relaxed and confident president obama held a press conference in which he was able to tout major achievements in this, the seventh year of his presidency, despite the naysayers and doom and gloomers. keep in mind the seventh year of two-term presidents often involves a great deal of coasting toward the finish line. by the end of 1999, the second year of a budget surplus in his presidency, bill clinton was able to herald some spending bills like the 100,000 police officers funded nationwide. but there were no major policy flishts. unless you count the clinton administration s unveiling of a new fda regulation clarifying over-the-counter drug labels.