Washington Times staff writer S.A. Miller sends in a dispatch from Philadelphia this afternoon — noting that Sen. Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton share the same taste in cheesesteaks despite their tiff on the campaign trail today.

He said Obama and his wife Michelle visited Pat's King of Steaks South Philly earlier today to do a segment for the "Press Pool" show on XM's POTUS 08 channel.

Obama ordered a "Whiz Wit," shorthand for a cheesesteak with Cheese Whiz and onions, and a bottled water, while his wife had a Pepsi.

Pat's owner Frank E. Olivieri Jr., 44, said it was a smart strategic move for Obama to visit his famous watering hole.

Obama "presented himself as a gentleman, of course, very confident," said Olivieri, who is a Democrat but lives in New Jersey.

Olivieri thinks Sen. Hillary Clinton and Obama should join forces on a joint ticket and stop the bickering — in either order.

"If the candidates want real change, they should put their money where their mouth is, live in the same house and get it done," Olivieri told Miller.

The cheesesteak boss added that Clinton hasn't been to his spot, but "Bill is here all the time."

Most recently the former president was at Pat's last night with daughter Chelsea, who snacked on some cheese fries.

Bill's order? A Whiz Wit.

— Christina Bellantoni, national political reporter, The Washington Times