As much as I loathe..the Clinton's. Most of the poli-ticks in Washington are narcistic.....The Clinton's just out-do the other gob'ment critters at the same game.
There is a lot of narcissism in DC that's true. But in varying extremes. To the point that it is painful for someone to laugh at himself or herself, that would be extreme.
Narcissism is a form of control freakishness.
Then put that in the context as to which party seeks to control our every behavior and it will look a little different than just a sweeping "everybody has a problem" view.
The beauty of the US is that the voters are usually pretty adept at asking "who do you think you are?!?"
Which makes it harder for the total control types.
IMHO.