Obama Charges Guests for Meals

I think it's gauche to invite people to your house for lunch and then charge them for their meals.

Four of the most powerful business leaders in America arrived at the White House one day last month for lunch with President Barack Obama, sitting down in his private dining room just steps from the Oval Office.

But even for powerful CEOs, there’s no such thing as a free lunch: White House staffers collected credit card numbers for each executive and carefully billed them for the cost of the meal with the president.

I'm fairly confident that some people are insulted by this rude practice. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the practice is consistent with Obama's tough ethics rules.