House Majority Leader Boehner: The Man With the Tan

"Easygoing and well liked, with a perpetual tan, a low golf handicap and an ever-present Barclay cigarette between his fingers, Mr. Boehner, 56, looks like a throwback to the 1950's -- Dean Martin comes to Congress ." -- New York Times

"Boehner's ever-present George Hamilton tan gives him the look of a man forever coming back from vacation." -- Newsweek

" I was born dark, but I do like to play a little golf, and it's my escape from all of the pressures of my job ." --Rep. John Boehner, on Fox News Sunday, when asked "How do you keep that tan?"