I watched the whole dinner, and thought Obama showed great style and had great writers.

Even as a commie-pinko, I felt that Sykes' comment about Rush was tasteless and inappropriate. As far as laughter goes, that's the power of a good comedian. They get you laughing, take you where you THINK they're going, and there you are laughing at something that is out of bounds, but it's too late.

I even thought the President's comment about Cheney's memoirs was not appropriate. (How to Shoot Friends and Torture People) The torture part, regardless of the humor involved is unbecoming a President, just as Cheney's running his mouth about expecting a new terrorist attack now that HE is no longer in office is out of bounds too.

The sniping-from both sides- is out of bounds now that Bush-Cheney are out of office. Let an independent investigator sort through the facts- ALL the facts, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi's knowledge of anything.

One great line by Sykes asked "Mr. President why are you and Joe Biden going out together for hamburgers? Don't you know that having the two of you toether in a restaurant could be dangerous? Who planned that- Nancy Pelosi (She's 3rd in line) and she was a Hillary supporter! (Hillary's 4th in line)

Subtle but brilliant!