COMMANDER IN CHEEK

Chief Jester Skewers Himself, Washington's Elite

NOTHING IS MORE EVINCING OF ONE'S CHARM AND POWER THAN THE KNACK FOR SELF-EFFACEMENT.

President Obama proved he's got stockpiles of charm and cheek at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night.

No one escapes his zingers, least of all himself as he mocks his dependence on the teleprompter, the First Lady's flaunting of her buff arms, Hillary Clinton's primary loss, Dick Cheney's shooting accident, former Harvard President Larry Summers' impolitic comment about women in science, Rahm Emmanuel's salty language.

I could go on but why when you can watch it for yourself.

He keeps this up and even I, who took great offense at the runaway Obama idolatry during the presidential campaign, may keep the Kool-Aid handy.