So, what kind of important stuff do you think goes on during a background interview with a “senior adminstration official?”:

Q The President is kind of an early-to-bed guy — (laughter) — and the King likes to stay up late, and the meeting tomorrow starts at 9:00 a.m. What do you think, how long is it going to go? SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Well, we’ll see. Q We have a wager, hence the giggling. (Laughter.) Q We have a wager. (Laughter.) Q You think it could go pretty late, though, right? I mean — (laughter.) SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: You know, this is a matter of great sensitivity and I don’t really want to be wading in — (laughter) — very significant. But if someone wants to offer me 10 percent on the side, I could see what I could do. (Laughter.) Q Well, the meeting is supposed to be, like, at 9:00 a.m. — we were thinking 9:10 a.m. (Laughter.) Q All right, enough.