Barack Obama's Diary: Breaking the Ice

Like an antarctic icebreaker, I escaped the frozen sea that surrounds Michelle early today and was driven in The Beast with trip director and golfing buddy Marv Nicholson to  the links at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, at  Kaneohe Bay. There we met with four other buddies, Hawaiians Bobby Titcomb and Mike Ramos and Chicagoans Eric Whitaker and Marty Nesbitt. On the down-low, this was my 45th round this year, which is a source of great pride to me --how, despite my interrupted work hours, the country has prospered in that time and  how much happier the American people are under my wise and reassuring tutelage. It is a remarkable achievement, if I may say so myself, and I may, so I do. As we were driving to the base, my iPresidentophone burst forth with the Moscow Steel Foundry Male voice choir singing "Keep the Red Flag Flying."  I thumbed the Unlock button and spoke. "Hello, Vlad, to what do I owe this honor?" 'Another Chechen bomb blast," he said wearily."We have go to start working together on breaking up these militant groups."
Tell me about it, Vlad,"
"I just did, Obamavitch."
The White House press office later released a statement about us having 'constructive talks.' But enough  about me.