Yes, I liked “playfully mischievous’; scamp”—though I’m not sure how presidential that is.
No, “scamp” is not very presidential. But “rebel” works, especially considering John O’Sullivan applied that label to Maggie Thatcher in “Rebel With A Cause: Margaret Thatcher, revolutionary.”
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Protected/Articles/000/000/016/679titbv.asp
Reagan was a rebel also, as evidenced by the term “The Reagan Revolution” applied to both his two terms in the White House and his policies which led to a period of great economic growth.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/01/obamas_target_extreme_individu.html
- JP