MAJOR WHITE HOUSE ACT OF DIPLOMACY – AT 9:54 A.M. ET:  Gotta hand it to Obama.   When he wants expertise, he certainly knows where to turn.  From CNN:

(CNN) - Actor George Clooney paid a visit to the White House on Tuesday to meet with President Barack Obama and discuss his recent trip to southern Sudan.

Joining Clooney in the Oval Office meeting was Enough Project Co-Founder John Prendergast, who joined him outside of the West Wing after the meeting to talk to press.

Clooney said, "I think we're very impressed with how involved, at the highest level, this administration is and now our job is to try and continue to keep it in the press and keep it, to keep the light turned on for the next 90 days while we try and broker a peace deal, which is what they're working on right now."

While "we" try to broker a peace deal?  Does Clooney's agent know he's doing this?  Is he guaranteed a percentage of Sudan's gross profits?  Will the credit read, "Peace deal by George Clooney, from an idea by Barack Obama?"

The actor was heading to Capitol Hill to meet with Republican Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar, the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

COMMENT:  Do you get the feeling it's amateur night in Washington?

But you can reserve seats now.

October 13, 2010