President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) will finally hit the links for a round of golf – and al fresco negotiation – on June 18, a White House official told POLITICO.
Obama’s offer — and Boehner’s acceptance — comes six months after White House press secretary Robert Gibbs suggested the bipartisan pair could work out their differences on the course. Both men are passionate golfers; Obama prefers to hit public courses with a handful of friends and White House staffers while Boehner favors private courses, golf fundraisers and schmoozing sessions with other pols.
The game will be at a course in the Washington area, but exactly where – and the names of the other two duffers rounding out the foursome – are yet to be determined, a person familiar with the situation said.
Word of the golf summit also came on a day when Boehner blasted 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.”
Earlier on Friday, GOP staffers said that an Obama-Boehner golf date was “inevitable” but not imminent.
“Everyone assumes it’s going to happen eventually. I’d be shocked if it didn’t,” said a Republican close to the situation.
(Source: Politico)
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What is with the white house character. Using taxpayer money (security and txp) to play golf to slove nation problems. Wish I could play games to slove my money problems. But heck I am not the president where I can use other peoples money to slove problems. Hey obama enjoy your time as youi will join thje unemployment line soon
My money’s on the Republican. B Hussein governs like he bowls – straight in the gutter.
L’havdil, Moshe Rabaynu had to make a few trips to the Nile in order to get Pharaoh’s attention.
Mark Twain famously described golf as “a walk, spoiled.” I would describe a round of golf intended to solve a governmental or political problem as “golf, spoiled.”