Of all possible aternatives to the Middle East story, Obama throwing a party with his media pals did not come to mind.

We have been very busy this weekend, but we have kept up with what is happening in Egypt. We really have nothing much to write about until this event takes form. Right now, we all are looking at sheer chaos. There is simply no advantage to analysis that extends beyond what we have written two posts down.

There is the chance that this whole thing will blow over and life will go on as before. Not likely, but there is a chance.

There are the opportunists, waiting in the wings, hoping to insert themselves into the government of Egypt. Hamas/Muslim Brotherhood -- they are waiting and hoping and very very dangerous. In fact, alliances are being made as we write, with the intentions of taking Egypt for Radical Islam (read this article ).

Surprisingly, there are those who hope that Obama will ride to the rescue and save the day according to an article in the Jerusalem Post here. Surprised, I say, but not completely unexpected.

But that does not include this story. In the midst of the single worst disaster in recent memory, we have Obama making a party with his journoList buds. Here is what one reporter had to say about the Saturday night gala.

While Cairo Burns, Obama Parties

by Keith Koffler on January 30, 2011, 12:56 pm

The Washington A-List was out in force Saturday night at the farewell party for senior adviser David Axelrod, with a roster of guests featuring Cabinet secretaries, big shot journos and – President Obama.

As revolution threatened to sweep Egypt and possibly other allies – with the horrifying prospect of Islamism replacing reliable friends – the president was on view partying with the IN crowd.

The skepticism beyond the Beltway about whether Washington is just one big Love-In certainly gets fed by the sight – as conveyed by the press pool report – of reporters like ABC’s Jake Tapper, NBC’s Chuck Todd, National Journal’s Major Garrett, and John Harwood of CNBC and the New York Times emerging from a bash with the president that was held to toast his chief political fixer and leading spinmeister.

I understand why reporters would do this – other than the admittedly pathetic notion that, gosh, it’s fun to party with the president of the United States! It is pretty good for building sources and getting inside dope. But man, it ain’t easy smacking the White House with tough stories all the time if you’re getting invited to their exclusive parties, now is it?

Also on hand were Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and Energy Secretary Steven Chu. The party was at the Washington residence of Linda Douglass, the former hard-hitting ABC reporter who dropped out of journalism to spin the health care bill out of the White House. She’s now a VP at Atlantic Media.

So we have an official with a journalism outfit – Atlantic Media – HOSTING a party for the president and his consigliere.

Mrs. Obama stayed home. Good for her. Maybe she was monitoring the situation in Egypt. link.

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Midknight Review has found no reference to this party time story in the Obama Media. None.