All of it. The optimism. The confidence anything could be achieved.

"Merry Christmas."

There was a feeling, except for the riot torn last summer, of the country being safe. Just plain safe.

"Merry Christmas."

And moving the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

And bringing back jobs to the US, making it the world's premier oil exporter, lowering taxes, lowering drug costs, standing tall with other countries' leaders and talking sense to them in a civilized but strong way, talking sense to the press in a spontaneous and respectful way without notes. Walking to church. There was a feeling, except for the riot torn last summer, of the country being safe. Just plain safe.

"Merry Christmas."

And moving the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

And bringing back jobs to the US, making it the world's premier oil exporter, lowering taxes, lowering drug costs, standing tall with other countries' leaders and talking sense to them in a civilized but strong way, talking sense to the press in a spontaneous and respectful way without notes. Honoring the memory of the fighter Jack Johnson. Walking to church. There was a feeling, except for his riot -torn last summer, of the country being safe. Just plain safe.

"Merry Christmas."

And moving the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

And bringing back jobs to the US, making it the world's premier oil exporter, lowering taxes, lowering drug costs, standing tall with other countries' leaders and talking sense to them in a civilized but strong way, talking sense to the press in a spontaneous and respectful way without notes. Honoring the memory of the fighter Jack Johnson. Walking to church. There was a feeling, except for the riot torn last summer, of the country being safe. Just plain safe.

"I am Batman."

This is the first president who can horse around authentically with a small child. This guy in a gold plated airplane, with diamond seat belts, leader of the free world, can get down to the level of a small child and play with him correctly. And that wasn't to impress the ladies present. They didn't need impressing.

There is neither goodness, nor the capacity to authentically, generously, innocently and wittily be playful, in any other public figure that comes to mind right away.

"I am Batman."

This is the first president who can horse around authentically with a small child. This guy in a gold plated airplane, with diamond seat belts, leader of the free world, can get down to the level of a small child and play with him correctly. And that wasn't to impress the ladies present. They didn't need impressing.

There is neither goodness nor the capacity to authentically and generously and innocently and wittily play, in any other public figure that comes to mind right away.

"I am Batman."