Last Tuesday, in the midst of bailout madness on Capitol Hill, Reps. James E. Clyburn and Sen. Saxby Chambliss were listed as the “invited guests” at a reception benefiting The First Tee of Washington, DC sponsored by Citi, Freddie Mac, and other corporate sponsors.

Freddie Mac has already gotten a government bailout in the housing bill passed last summer. Citi just announced an agreement to purchase the troubled Wachovia Corp.

The First Tee is a nonprofit organization dedicated to exposing young people to golf, “primarily to serve those who have not had exposure to the game and its positive values.”

Considering how many congressional fundraising parties in D.C. involve golf, one wonders if the organization is preparing young folks in town for a career in lobbying.

Our party analysis continues.  We now count 357 parties this year planned for or featuring members of the two crucial committees that are the first stops for considering the administration’s $700 billion bailout request for the financial sector, which reportedly is close to a deal.

Our new, improved number comes from adding in parties for lawmakers who sit on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. See the Senate Banking Committee parties here and the House Financial Services Committee parties here. (There is some overlap in the two lists, as some parties feature lawmakers from the House and the Senate.) Some of the more interesting specimens include:

• A luncheon for Sen. Tom Harkin in June sponsored by the REALTORs PAC. at the office of the National Association of Realtors. Harkin is not a member of the Senate Banking Committee; however, Sen. Christopher Dodd, who is listed on the invitation as a “featured guest,” is the chairman. Since 1989, Dodd has raised $13,163,356 from employees, their family members, and PACs from the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate sector out of a total of $43,344,186 – 30.3 percent of his total take, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

• An April reception for Sen. Elizabeth Dole, who is up for reelection this year. One of the hosts was former Senator Alfonse D’Amato, now a lobbyist at Park Strategies, whose clients include Freddie Mac. Dole has gotten 10.8 percent, or $3,285,529 of $30,528,042, of her campaign cash over the years from the financial sector.

• A breakfast scheduled for this week for Sen. Jack Reed. The hosts were Robert Dibblee and Langston Emerson, both of whom lobby for the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. Since 1989, Reed has raised $2,686,232 from employees, their family members, and PACs from the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate sector out of a total of $13,147,550 – 20.4 percent of his total take.

• A reception in June for Sen. Tom Carper. The event was hosted by the PAC for DLA Piper, a firm with lobbying clients including as Aon Corp., Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis and Merrill Lynch. The invitation also lists Mac Bernstein and John Merrigan, who both lobby for the company. Since 1989, Carper has raised $2,097,718 from employees, their family members, and PACs from the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate sector out of a total of $8,306,428 - 25.2 percent of his total take.