[Travis McGee]

Obama is morphing into a Carl Wilson or a Howard Hughes, hiding out most of the day in the upstairs family quarters.

Valerie, David and Michelle are running the country. They “get his head right” long enough to put on a jacket and read the teleprompters, then he goes back into his cocoon.

[AuntB]

“Valerie, David and Michelle are running the country. They “get his head right” long enough to put on a jacket and read the teleprompters, then he goes back into his cocoon.”

I suspect you’re right and I suspect he’s lumbered through his entire life the same way.