At Andrews Air Force Base, the foursome, which also included Democratic Sen. Mark Udall, arrived at the first green shortly before 1:30 p.m. and media allowed to observe reported that Obama chipped his first shot beyond the hole and then missed a putt.  White House press secretary Jay Carney says there is no specific agenda for President Obama's golf game with GOP senators Monday, hinting that the president is simply continuing his gambit to find members of the "common sense" caucus who are willing to work with him on any part of his agenda. In the latest bit of outreach to Congress to press for his troubled domestic agenda, Mr. Obama invited two Republicans, Senators Saxby Chambliss of Georgia and Bob Corker of Tennessee, and one Democrat, Senator Mark Udall of Colorado, to golf with him at Joint Base Andrews. Carney said the president has been speaking with Republicans lawmakers at least weekly about a range of topics, including gun control, immigration reform and reaching a fiscal deal that includes both spending cuts and revenue. "He’s willing to try anything," Carney said Monday while Obama was hitting the links with GOP Sens. "And whether it’s a conversation on the phone or a meeting in the Oval Office or dinner in a restaurant or dinner in the residence, he's going to have the same kinds of conversations." The other times have been once with House Speaker John Boehner (R) of Ohio and two invitations to Rep. James Clyburn (D) of South Carolina. Mr. Chambliss has worked with Senator Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, toward a bipartisan deficit reduction package that would both cut spending and increase tax revenue.
– Obama continued his campaign to woo Congresspeople to his second-term agenda today, inviting Republican Senators Saxby Chambliss and Bob Corker, and Democrat Senator Mark Udall, out for a round of golf at St Andrews Air Force Base, the New York Times reports. The White House acknowledged Obama's dates weren't just chosen for their killer chip shots (though they are some of Washington's best golfers, notes the Christian Science Monitor), Politico reports. "He’s willing to try anything," said the White House press secretary. "And whether it’s a conversation on the phone or a meeting in the Oval Office or dinner in a restaurant or dinner in the residence, he's going to have the same kinds of conversations."