Reply #4: That's what he says, certainly. No way to prove it, he wasn't there. [View All]

I wonder if he would have, in context, with all that pressure. We will never know.

That said, he's best if he puts this "Meet with the Batshit Crazy Dictators within One Year of Taking Office" business behind him. I'm sure he regrets his flat "yes" response and the question was a bit of a tricky one. Clinton was sharp enough not to get caught up in it, but then, she's got a shitload of campaign experience under her belt, not just with her campaigns, but those of her husband, going back decades. Obama won't make that kind of mistake again, I'm sure--he'll take the two seconds after the question is asked to look down the long road before answering one of those 'gotchas' next time.