Bill Clinton: “Well, first of all, they walked away. We didn't drive them out. I was--the first I knew about them leaving was when they…”

“Well, first of all, they walked away. We didn't drive them out. I was--the first I knew about them leaving was when they called a press conference and said they were leaving. I thought they were negotiating with the Congress. We were trying to negotiate with the Congress. We had--the only vehicle you have is when the leader, in this case the leader of the Senate, signed--Senator McCain's committee, the jurisdiction over the committee--he got together with Democrats and Republicans on the committee. They put together a bill, and it was voted out. They said they didn't like the bill, thought it was going to get worse, and they were walking away. And then they started running their television ads. And that's all I know. So I would hope that before this is over they would come back and rejoin the negotiations. I think it would be better if they were at the table. And as you know, at least at the edges there's some questions about the Government's ability to impose certain restrictions on advertising unless it is done in a consent agreement with their participation. So I would like to see them a part of this. Scott, [Scott Pelley, CBS News] go ahead.”