Obamas make up for lost time with anniversary dinner

The view outside the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown where US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are eating dinner at Bourbon Steak on October 6, 2012 in Washington. The night of the first presidential debate between President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney on October 3, was the Obama’s 20th wedding anniversary. AFP /Brendan Smialowski

WASHINGTON –After a rough and busy week, President Barack Obama wined and dined First Lady Michelle Saturday to mark their belated 20th wedding anniversary.

The Obamas, whose two-decade milestone fell on the same day as Wednesday’s first presidential debate held in Denver, Colorado, set out on a crisp evening by motorcade to Bourbon Steak restaurant in Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood.

An energized Romney delivered a surprisingly strong performance in the first of three televised confrontations opposite a lethargic Obama, injecting new momentum into his campaign ahead of the tight November 6 election.

On stage, Romney joked: “I’m sure this was the most romantic place you could imagine, here – here with me …”

Obama, who wished his wife a happy anniversary at the start of his debate remarks, was out to prove him wrong.