President Obama's competitive, boastful nature and condescending advice rubs even loyal Democrats the wrong way, a new profile alleges. The New York Times' Jodi Kantor airs complaints from "loyal" Obama associates -- not as a buried lede but explicitly in her introduction: He has mentioned more than once in recent weeks that he cooks “a really mean chili.” He has impressive musical pitch, he told an Iowa audience. He is “a surprisingly good pool player,” he informed an interviewer — not to mention (though he does) a doodler of unusual skill. The article reports Obama's associates characterize this bluster and...