On June 18th, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner will finally hit the links for a round of golf and outdoor  negotiation.

The offer was made by President Obama six months earlier after White House press secretary Robert Gibbs suggested the bipartisan pair could work out their differences on the course.

Both men are passionate golfers, with President Obama preferring to play public courses with friends and White House staffers. John Boehner prefers private courses and golf fundraisers providing schmoozing opportunities with fellow pols.
The game will be at a course in the Washington area, but exactly where has yet to be determined.

“I’m sure I’ll have to give him strokes,” said Boehner who’s handicap fluctuates between 5 and 8 and who players over 100 rounds a year.

His statement carries an air of truth as our commander and chief plays about 1/2 that and who’s handicap is in the mid to upper teens.

Word of the golf summit also came on a day when Boehner chided the president for failing to get more directly involved in tense bipartisan talks over the budget and debt ceiling.

“I think there’s a lot of progress that’s been made in the Biden talks,” Boehner said of talks being led by Vice President Joe Biden.

[Obama], he added “could take a more active role. He’s had this hands off approach for the last several months while this conversation has raged on,” Boehner added. “If he wants this agreement done by the end of the month, better get going.”

The question is, will it indeed be a bipartisan discussion?

During a round of golf there’s plenty of downtime for chatting and much could be accomplished.

Is it just me, or does it seem crazy that it takes a highly publicized round of golf to get these two together?

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