President Obama: ‘There Are Days When I Say One Term Is Enough’

President Obama‘s revealing interview on NBC’s TODAY covered plenty of ground, from the scandal surrounding Rep. Anthony Weiner to the economy, his family, and the president’s own feelings about his time in office. “I’m sure there are days where I say that one term is enough,’’ Obama said. “What keeps me going is a belief that the work that we started in 2009 is not yet complete.’’ The president told TODAY co-host Ann Curry that if, for some reason, he should decide not to seek a second term, his wife and daughters would not be disappointed.

“The girls seem to be thriving,’’ he said. “They continue to surprise me with how poised, well-mannered, [and] kind they are turning out even in the hothouse environment of the White House.’’

The president also invoked family in his comments on the future of Rep. Weiner, saying the congressman had embarrassed himself, his family and friends, and if Obama were in the same situation, “I would resign.”

But the president’s strongest words, perhaps, were about the economy, and the suggestion that Obama is somehow not serious about improving the lives of average Americans:

“I think ordinary folks understand I spend all my time thinking about this stuff, because I’m talking to these folks every single day,’’ he said. “When I see them at meetings, and they start crying, the notion, somehow, that I’m calm about that, is nonsense. But what is true is that as president, my job is to make sure that I am finding every good idea that we can to move the country forward.’’

Watch it here, from NBC News: