Hillary Clinton is open to coffee with Sarah Palin

But would Barack be open to a drinking a few dozen beers? Just how far can "liquid-refreshment diplomacy" go in the Obama Administration?

It's a good substitute for actually working together.

Hillary Clinton is open to coffee with Sarah Palin

Reuters
Sunday, November 15, 2009; 11:24 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is open to having coffee with former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, whose forthcoming book about the 2008 presidential campaign is stirring controversy.

"I absolutely would look forward to having coffee," Clinton said from Singapore during an interview aired on Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."

Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate and a popular figure among some U.S. conservatives, is on a tour promoting her book, "Going Rogue: An American Life."

In it, Palin says she and Clinton would disagree on many issues if they ever sat down for coffee, but praised Clinton for her hard work on the 2008 campaign trail. Clinton lost the race for the Democratic presidential nomination to Barack Obama.

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