[QUOTE= This is not a political event, if there's anything that's bi-partisan and national in scope, it's a state dinner.[/QUOTE]

I am not answering your question but really, a state dinner in Washington DC with the president, the chinese president who would like nothing better than defeating the US in all areas plus throw in a bunch of "want to be seens" and you think this is not political.
They are politicans, it is always political. Always, both sides and the middle.
EB