Barack Obama didn’t swagger. He killed people and blew stuff up because the job demanded it, but it didn’t seem to give him a lot of pleasure. He treated his wife and two daughters with both affection and respect. There were no allegations of sexual harassment that I know of during his administration.
Today, of course, the story is very different. I was reminded of this when I saw a vehicle with a bumper sticker that said, in slightly saltier language, that we were now kicking rear ends, not kissing them. This was viewed as a cause for celebration. The swagger is back! Manhood rules!
It has been said that Bill Clinton was the first black president. If Obama doesn’t have that distinction, it seems only fair to call him the first female president.