The Obamas have decided to stay in Washington, D.C., for a couple more years — well, not Malia — so youngest daughter Sasha can finish up high school. "Our decisions has actually presented a bit of a dilemma, because traditionally presidents don't stick around after they're done," President Obama said at Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Dinner. That was the set-up for a pre-recorded video in which Obama broods about his post–White House plans. In the short film, Obama seeks advice from Vice President Joe Biden, takes advice from former House Speaker John Boehner, tells NBC's Chuck Todd to do something rude to himself, and pokes fun at his own "mom jeans."
The whole video is good, but the highlight is probably when Obama decided he had to get his Washington, D.C., driver's license and visited the local DMV. "What's the name?" the DMV employee, Kat, asked when Obama's number was finally called. "Barack Hussein Obama," he said. "Yikes," she grimaced. "Well, since you don't have a driver's license, you're going to need a birth certificate." If you remember the whole "birther" flap, you can probably guess where that is going, and they go there with pretty impressive acting chops and impeccable comedic timing. Watch below. Peter Weber
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