Curious reporters pressed the lawmaker, often characterized as a
nicotine fiend, whether his friend gave up the habit.
But Boehner offered an equally characteristic response -- he shrugged
his shoulders and rolled his eyes, a tacit acknowledgment that his
buddy did not quit puffing.
"Well, I wouldn't do it for myself, but I'd do it for him," Boehner
said at a luncheon sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor.