President Obama did celebrate his birthday last night after all! In fact, he flew to Chicago, took a helicopter that landed on SOLDIER FIELD, and went to a restaurant with teevee lady Oprah Winfrey and her long-time companion-friend Gayle King. "Obama spent more than three hours inside," probably receiving his orders from Oprah. Meanwhile, back in D.C., Robert Gibbs stared at the uneaten candlelight dinner he had prepared and at the empty chair across from him. Then he cried softly.

And now here is a video of a dog on a tarmac:

Always stately, that dog. So glad we elected it. [CNN]