Friendly Obama-Boehner golf game has high stakes (How about a trillion a hole?)

Reuters ^ | 6/18/11 | Laura MacInnis

[Libloather]

Friendly Obama-Boehner golf game has high stakes
By Laura MacInnis
Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:09am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saturday's round of golf between President Barack Obama and Republican leader John Boehner has unusually high stakes for a friendly game, since any positive sentiment it yields may help lead to a debt deal.

Obama and Boehner, speaker of the House of Representatives, have a respectful working relationship but lack personal rapport, reflecting the entrenched differences between their parties on budgets and borrowing that have raised market fears about a possible U.S. default.

Their first golf outing is described by aides as a chance to get to know each other better and possibly set up a scenario where Democrats and Republicans find ways to agree to work together and raise the $14.3 trillion limit on the nation's debt.

"This is an opportunity that I think has value beyond the game," White House spokesman Jay Carney said, suggesting it was helpful for the leaders to mull ideas in an informal setting.

[Libloather]

Kick Hussein's ass and talk business later.

[OKSooner]

This is Boehner’s chance to kill zerocare right now.

[FreeMaine]

You don't play golf with your enemies.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, while the golf partner of my enemy is my enemy.

[Shanty Shaker]

This is little more than an attempt to make it appear that the golf course is the place to negotiate the business of government.

[hellbender]

Boehner is completely unqualified to lead in this time of crisis. If the Pubbie party does not cleanse itself of all these accommodationists, deal-cutters, compromisers, and wimps, they and the nation are finished.

[Emmett McCarthy]

What a foolish thing for the so-called “leader” of a so-called “opposition” party to be doing. BoyObaMao should be being made to look the fool by this constant golfing, not having others come out there with him to look just as stupid.

[Falcon4.0]

Amen

[FreeMaine]

Agreed.

[Free America52]

I’m looking forward to the press conference where Boehner says “Obama plays golf as bad as he is running the country. I kicked his butt on the golf course and look forward to doing more of the same over his policy decisions.”

[ilovesarah2012]

They both care more about golf than they do America. I am sick of Boehner and his wimpy actions. I am sure he will cry if he loses.

[Texas Eagle]

Their outing is a chance to find ways to agree to raise the $14.3 trillion limit on the nation's debt.

LOL. And tell me again how raising the debt limit is different from spending even more taxpayer dollars we don't have?

[stephenjohnbanker]

” Boehner is completely unqualified to lead in this time of crisis.....”

Stop right there!

Cut!

Print!

Take!

[snowrip]

Dream on.

The fact that Boner is playing golf with the enemy, in an attempt to compromise good ideas with evil, is just another illustration that he lacks the guts to lead or even take a stand in this time of crisis.

[raybbr]

Will Boehner report Obama’s cheating?

[Texas Eagle]

"This is an opportunity that I think has value beyond the game," White House spokesman Jay Carney said, suggesting it was helpful for the leaders to mull ideas in an informal setting.

Yeah. Like two rapists sitting quietly in a bar discussing the best way to rape the waitress.

[stephenjohnbanker]

You don’t play golf with the worst threat to America since its inception.

Country Club Wimp Boner!!

[Pan_Yan]

I hope Boehner does better than last time when he gave Obama a 6 hole mulligan on this years budget.

[raybbr]

You don’t play golf with the worst threat to America since its inception. Country Club Wimp Boner!!

You or I wouldn't but apparently Boner will. So, to that end maybe Boner will will get some testes and report on the "one's" cheating...

[ladyvet]

The liar and the crier have a play date....isn't that special.

[baddog 219]

What The Hell!... Our country is dying.... people are loosing their homes because they have lost their jobs...There are no jobs... We are being taxed to death and they plan to tax us more. Are kids are being brainwashed and receiving a sub standard education. Crime is out of control... etc.... And they are playing games, drinking their fancy wines,and eating their lobster, and prime rib. Then they wonder why voters are mad at them.