A NIght on the Town with the President

President Obama attended the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday and demonstrated that he may have better comedy writers available than the Republicans, what with his Hollywood ties and such.  He directed jokes at the Republicans, the Vice President, his cabinet and at himself.  A few that I remember – possibly paraphrased by my memory…

• Mothers Day is a tough holiday for Rahm Emmanuel.  He is not used to saying the word “day” after the word “Mother”
• David Axelrod has been with the President for a number of years.  I recall talking with him before the campaign saying that they could do wonderful things together.  Axelrod replied, saying what so many partners are saying these days, “Let’s go to Iowa and make it official”.
• The President spoke of Michael Steel, in the audience, reminding him that the Republican Party does not qualify for a government bailout.
• The President has been busy in the first 100 days.  After all, no other President has named three Secretaries of Commerce in that time period.
• Just last week, Car and Driver named Mr Obama as Auto Executive of the Year.
• The President appreciated Larry Summers attending the dinner – as it is 7 hours past his bed time.
• The administration has also grown the Democratic Party with energy and bringing in fresh, young, new faces… like Arlen Spector.
• In the next hundred days, we will design, build and open a library dedicated to my first hundred days.  In the next hundred days, I will learn to go off the teleprompter.  Joe Biden will learn to stay ON the teleprompter. 
• As change is occurring, and change is difficult, I have brought a new friend to the White House – warm and cuddly – he must be kept on a tight leash, however, as ne has a tendency to run off on the wrong direction and get into trouble… but enough about Joe Biden. 
• I believe that my next 100 days will be so successful, I will be able to complete them in 72 days.
• Thomas Jefferson stated that if he had to choose between government without the press or the press without government, he would know to choose the latter – of course he die not have the cable news news networks to contend with. 

So thank you Mr. President for the good humor for the evening and the thought that you are having dinner and we, the taxpayers, are not picking up the check.