One of my staff sent an article by George Stephanopoulos that is titled :
Obama Needs Confidence Boost.
I sure am glad I am going on vacation - it will give me time to ponder the imponderables, like “exactlt how could I be any more perfect that I already am?” And you know - I think George is right.

In the last year I have been quite a bit too modest and deferential. I have been too quick to compromise and engage the other side. And I really have not focused enough on me. In fact, my campaign was too issue focused and almost had me as a sideline. A subtitle. An afterthought.

My instinct is to do more. Do more for me. Do more about me. Boost my confidence. Be assertive. And when you are are as perfect as I am, what is good for yourself is good for everyone.

So after vacation, expect a new me - rested and more confident! More able to impose who I am on a situation rather than simply sit back quietly and modestly like the wilting lily that you have come to know.