More proof of Obama’s narcissim — as if we need it *UPDATED*

I find it interesting that Obama is using his daughters’ spring break as an excuse to avoid the annual Gridiron Club dinner, making him the first President since Cleveland to miss the affair.  The break really is a weak excuse to avoid attendance.  After all, according to the same article, we learn that the family will be in Chicago, not Outer Mongolia.

Now, one could argue that, if Obama makes an exception during his vacation to attend one affair, he’ll end up sliding down a slippery social slope that sees him jetting of constantly, leaving his family to celebrate spring break without him.  The fact remains, though, that Obama’s still the President, he still has responsibilities, and he really doesn’t need an uninterrupted week’s vacation after only three months on the job (although the country may well benefit from a vacation from him).

Having satisfied myself that Obama could make the Gridiron Club dinner if he wanted to, I’ve decided that he doesn’t want to.  And why not?  Well, if memory serves me correctly, the Gridiron dinner is distinguished by light ribbing, if not actual roasting.  You tease others and yourself, and they tease you.  For a narcissist, though, there is no such thing as teasing.  It’s all personal, and Obama will doubtless consider any statements about him, no matter how gentle or funny, gross attacks.  The affair, therefore, must be intolerable for him to contemplate.  How much better for him, then, to spend the night basking in the glory of Chicago?

UPDATE:  Kim Priestap, writing at Wizbang, notes the irony:  the press savaged Bush, and he was endlessly gracious; the press elected Obama, and he turns on them.