More Obama dinner guests: Bill, Hillary Clinton

President Obama's recent dinner with Republican senators may have made the headlines, but the 12 GOP lawmakers were not the president's only illustrious dinner guests in March.

On March 1, Mr. Obama dined with former President Bill Clinton and his wife, recently departed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, CBS News Chief White House correspondent Major Garrett has confirmed. The dinner was first reported by Politico.

The Clintons, veterans of eight years in the White House marked by frequent adversarial encounters with Republicans, surely had some relevant advice for the Mr. Obama, whose nascent second term has already been marked by several brutal legislative battles with the congressional GOP.

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The relationship between the Clintons and Mr. Obama has improved markedly since the divisive primary fight between Hillary Clinton and then-Sen. Obama in 2008. Despite the acrimony, she joined the president's cabinet and logged a record number of miles on behalf of his foreign policy agenda as Secretary of State.

Former President Clinton, for his part, came full circle from the hostility of the 2008 primary to deliver a passionate speech on behalf of Mr. Obama at his 2012 convention.

[highlndr55]

If Obama used some of HIS money to pay for these dinners, he could instead paid to keep the WH open for public tours. Or he could pay the WH staff salary IF they get furloughed. Or he could veto the SEQUESTER. Or does he really want to cause the Country so much PAIN just to get more Democratic votes in '14. I think that IS his PLAN!

[saj210]

Highlndr55, you think too much! What he did is take the Clintons to dinner. His choice, his money, his right, stop complaining!
In case you didn't know, the President can't just veto the sequester!!!!!!

[ammo17]

how much did it cost obama to have these two at the whitehouse.the clintons do not do anything for free.maybe a friend needs a pardon or some flunkie needs an ambassadorship somewhere in the world.

[saj210]

AMMO17, you are obviously a very negative thinker! Maybe you should be more concerned about America in general, than the President having dinner with the Clintons!!!