Of course Obama couldn't attend, his daughters were on vacation and he was busy. Like his wxcuse the previous night for missing the Gridiron dinner.
Either that...or the narcissist knew, no matter how high he held his nose in the air, he'd be a pipsqueek compared General Petraeus!
2 posted on 03/12/2009 5:59:47 PM PDT by HardStarboard
("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule - Mencken knew Obama)