In the course of an afternoon, Limbaugh would, I predict, recognize that Barack Hussein Obama is not a foreign radical who hates America for its historical sins; and Obama would see that Limbaugh is a Reagan conservative, not the reincarnation of the racist radio preacher of the 1930s, Father Charles Coughlin.

The ground rules would be simple. Choosing the course would be a presidential prerogative. I suggest Obama allow Limbaugh to bring the refreshments and cigars. Neither man is an especially good golfer, but they are both highly competitive, and for the sake of amity it probably would be best to allow unlimited mulligans and dispense with a scorecard (don’t worry; they’d both keep score in their heads anyway).

The Obama-Limbaugh golf summit would be announced to the public but kept private and off the record.

Mutual friends (yes, they have a couple) would join them as part of an icebreaking foursome and then peel off along the way to give them a chance to talk alone.

What would they talk about? Another simple rule:

No politics.