New Majority Leader Jokes His Way Into Reporters' hearts

[Rose Siding]

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Boehner, who did without his suit coat and wore a starched white shirt and gold tie, used humor to disarm reporters throughout yesterday’s half-hour question-and-answer session.

“Nice haircut,” he joked before one reporter could ask him a question about his relationship with the Speaker, prompting more laughter from the press. Boehner followed up his own punch line, joking, “That’s the worst haircut I’ve ever seen you get.”

The reporter still had a chance to ask his question, but most of the tension had escaped from the room.

Boehner also used humor to evade tough questions after they were asked.

Asked how he would react if Republican members remained upset with the Dubai Ports World deal after a 45-day congressional investigation, Boehner said, “If ‘ands’ and ‘buts’ were candy and nuts, every day would be Christmas.”

Pressed by a producer from CBS, Boehner was no more forthcoming.

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Here's what the "journalist" from The Hill classified as a question about the war:

"...A reporter for The Hill asked the majority leader if he was surprised that he had not yet received a question about the war."

[reality based]

1. They're all members of the same club, aren't they? n/t

[mom cat]

2. Yep!