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The texter in chief By Matt Bai Feb 04, 2009 12:00 AM A A Is a president with a BlackBerry on his belt really just like the rest of us? From the leaked e-mails of Barack Obama: 7:58 a.m. To: Michelle Obama From: BHO In line at Starbucks. Oh wait, they're waving me to the front. Nice. More later. 9:02 a.m. To: Rahm Emanuel From: BHO This meeting will not end. Seriously, look at Boehner. Why so tan? He's from Ohio. What gives? 9:41 a.m. To: Hillary Clinton From: BHO I'm sprawled out on the Oval Office rug, just luxuriating. Thought u'd like to know. LOL. 10:33 a.m. To: George W. Bush From: BHO were right about the nuke codes gag. Joint Chiefs have zero sense of humor. Your move in online Scrabble, BTW. 12:14 p.m. To: Michelle Obama From: BHO Stuck on Beltway. Oh wait, they're closing it 4 us. Nice. More later. 12:24 p.m. To: Rick Wagoner From: BHO Loving this Caddy limo. But FYI, have u noticed the massive blind spot? Could lose a school bus in there. Never happens in a Honda. 12:57 p.m. To: Sasha and Malia From: BHO I love u both, but for the last time, there ARE no ghosts in the White House. And just BTW, Jimmy Carter is still very much alive. 1:18 p.m. To: Michelle Obama From: BHO In security line at Andrews. Guy with a huge head is getting the full cavity treatment. OMG, it's Larry Summers. 4:41 p.m. To: Oprah Winfrey From: BHO Yes, White House chef can handle, tho not sure how acai fries will taste. 4:59 p.m. To: Friends of Howard Dean From: BHO PLS remove me from this list. I've hit unsubscribe like 80 times. 5:59 p.m. To: Rahm Emanuel From: BHO Dude, who's our Labor sec again? She's here and I cannot for the life of me remember her name. 9:28 p.m. To: Robert Gates From: BHO Watching "24" and it has just gotten so lame. Where'd the FBI get all those toys? U and I both know they couldn't track a nursing home patient to the bathroom. 10:13 p.m. To: George W. Bush From: BHO FYI, "talkation" is not a word. I challenged. 11:24 p.m. To: Michelle Obama From: BHO coming to bed soon? "Old School" is on HBO again. Will Farrell's about to jog naked. 3:01 a.m. To: Hillary Clinton From: BHO Enuf with the 3 a.m. phone call. It's getting old. Bai writes on politics for The New York Times Magazine and is the author of "The Argument: Inside the Battle to Remake Democratic Politics."