Mika Brzenski made out with Ed Henry, and her corsage got all, like, smushy, and then she and Andrea Mitchell sneaked out for a smoke and swore they'd be BFFs forever, and Jake Tapper and Brian Williams got into a shoving match about whose tweets were funniest, and Joe Scarborough was so like drunk on Jello-shooters he told everybody he was BFFs with George Clooney.

It's only a paper moon,

sailing over a cardboard sea.

But it wouldn't be make-believe

if you believed in me.

This year, American families are spending an eye-popping average of $1,000 per teen for prom--and, incredibly, poor families are spending even more, desperate, presumably, to make that one night as special as possible. 

And we know how it is, wanting those kids to have a great time.  After all, it's the one night of the year when reporters can pretend to be celebrities and celebrities can pretend to be politicians and the president can pretend he's a comedian.  And right about now, the kids are all making their way home.  Prom's over for the Washington correspondents.  Ah, but the memories.

"It's Only a Paper Moon" by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Billy Rose and E.Y. Harburg.