Saturday night was the Gridiron Dinner in Washington, D.C., where journalists and politicos gather for some light-hearted ribbing, roasting and making jokes about false, damaging rumors about the health care bill meant to frighten and alienate elderly citizens. At least for Sarah Palin. She also joked about life after the McCain campaign and poked a little fun at herself.

On Thursday, former President Bill Clinton was asked if he would attend the Little Rock C.A.R.E. free clinic today. Rather than simply begging off of the event with the usual non-answer boilerplate about scheduling conflicts, he decided to slam Keith Olbermann for “politicizing” the event, saying Olbermann was “not helpful.” While it’s tempting to applaud President Clinton’s courage in standing up to Olbermann, I’m going to pass.