Rather than seeming Trumanesque in stopping the buck at his desk, Obama seemed more like an abused spouse who starts her day saying, "I'm sorry. It's all my fault."

We stayed at Tom's place. It isn't exactly Buck House, but it's comfortable enough.

At dawn Sunday, the sons drove him to the summit of Broadtop Mountain in Huntingdon Country. At 8 am, a buck ran out of the woods, and Brian pointed it out to his father.