Robert Draper archives

President Toonces



Don't blame me. Blame the goddess of free association. And a lunch of Potbelly PB&J, without the J. Oh, and Michiko Kakutani:

It is a portrait of the commander in chief as a willful optimist, proud of his self-confidence and convinced that any expressions of doubt would make him less of a leader: a man addicted to “Big Ideas and small comforts” (like riding his bike), a stubborn, even obstinate politician loath to change course or second-guess himself, and given to valuing loyalty above almost everything else.