What kind of dinner? It’s an official White House state dinner - the first such dinner the President has hosted since taking office. Ah. That makes it very important, very symbolic. Hmmm…let’s see. Um, Vladimir Putin? Nope. The Pope? Not a chance. Bibi Netanyahu? You wish. Gordon Brown? Meh…he already has a set of DVDs. Geez…this is a toughie.

After all, an occasion as formal as a state dinner in the Executive Mansion usually betokens the attendance of heads of state and such. That’s why it’s called a state dinner. Okay, I give up. Who’s coming to dinner?

Heh…Hollywood - along with some foreign dignitaries, of course.

If tradition stands, the details of the guest list will be revealed only a few hours before the Obama administration’s first state dinner tomorrow. The welcome for India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be the biggest social event of the Obama White House. Already the Washington DC press corp is buzzing about the “got-to-be-there” fever. But this first dinner is primarily a thank you to the Obamas’ most important political supporters. So I’ve learned that, among the Hollywood contingent asked to attend, are onetime DreamWorks partners David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg; Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman Michael Lynton; and WME Entertainment Agency co-CEO Ari Emanuel.

Neat, huh? What better way to flip the metaphorical bird to middle America than sully the dignity of a state dinner with the presence of sleazy liberal Obamabots whose industry spent the last eight years continuously trashing everything that middle America holds dear - from our military to our patriotism to Christianity to small town values and traditions. Hooray for Hollywood!

Spielberg’s inclusion is interesting since he was a much ballyhooed Hillary Clinton supporter during the first months of her primary campaign when she looked like a sure thing, then quietly threw his clout behind Obama after he became the clear winner. But, given that the guest of honor is India’s highest ranking statesman, Spielberg’s new financial relationship with India’s giant corporation Reliance more than explains his presence.

Of course it does. First follow the money…then follow the politics. The two often go hand-in-hand.

Geffen was an early Obama backer who publicly took on the Clintons with pointed criticism at the start of the primary season. Katzenberg was not an early bird, but he became a faithful fundraiser. Both he and Geffen were considered Obama’s biggest Hollywood bundlers during the campaign.

Successful bundling does have its rewards and perqs, no? Now imagine the hue and cry that would rise from the liberal side of the rift if George Bush had done something like this. Imagine the screams of “impropriety” and calls for a Congressional committee to investigate. Imagine the legions of Drive-By “reporters” descending on the White House to demand an explanation.

Now imagine dead air and empty space. Bush is no longer President and the new kid in town gets a free pass on anything and everything he does, no matter how egregious.

Lynton was a longtime supporter primarily because of the influence of his wife Jamie whose Chicago family has longtime political connections to the Obamas. Her mother Joanne Alter, the first female Democrat elected in Cook County, talent-spotted Obama in 2003 and convinced her daughter to support him. As a result, Lynton co-hosted an early fundraiser for Obama’s Senate bid in 2004 in addition to hosting one of the earliest Hollywood campaign events for him when most showbiz types were still supporting Hillary. (Will.i.am, who composed the viral video for the Obama campaign anthem “Yes, We Can,” met the candidate during a fundraiser at the Lyntons’ home.) And Chicago native Emanuel not only was one of Obama’s first Hollywood political and financial backers, but, like duh, his brother Rahm is the White House chief of staff.

Corrupt birds of a feather do always flock and roost together. Lord only knows, when this state dinner has concluded, there will be quite a pile of guano on the South Lawn.

In the meantime…