Musical chairs, changing sides

Senators John McCain and Barack Obama shared a few laughs — yes, really — at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York City on Thursday night. They sat with Cardinal Edward M. Egan, head of the Archdiocese of New York. (Photo: Damon Winter/The New York Times)
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/mccain-and-obama-palling-around-must-be-the-al-smith-dinner/

Obama on the right!

U.S. President Obama, Cardinal Timothy Dolan center, Archbishop of New York, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney attend the 67th annual Al Smith dinner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel Thursday in New York. / Getty Images (via USA Today)

http://www.freep.com/article/20121019/NEWS15/121019013/Obama-Romney-lighten-up-after-debate-during-Alfred-E-Smith-Memorial-Foundation-Dinner

Obama on left (or right of  Dolan).

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