Working at the White House is such a drag right now, for all the hip young people, because everything is terrible and there is no Hope, Change, etc. That guy from the White Castle movies has decided (again) that he would rather be on CBS than get paid $41,000 a year to be depressed, because obviously.

Kal Penn is saying goodbye to the White House once again. This time, the actor will give up his gig in the Obama administration for a role on the CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother.”

Will the White House door keep revolving for Penn? That’s not clear, but he'll leave this month with his co-workers' best wishes. White House spokesman Shin Inouye said Thursday, “We deeply appreciate his service and wish him the best in his future endeavors.”

[Politico]