Luke Russert was asking John Boehner a question at his weekly press conference, but Boehner was preoccupied… with Luke’s feet. Apparently, The Boehner is easily distracted. See, Russert was wearing loafers *gasp!* without socks, which diverted the Speaker’s attention.

Who would have guessed that Boehner was so interested in other men’s feet?

The National Journal:

“Nice socks you have on, by the way,” Boehner sarcastically said, who then gave a serious eye roll to Russert’s apology and explanation that “it’s laundry day.”

Well, Luke, being quick on his bare feet, would have none of that and reminded Boehner that, on a Tee Vee show a few years ago, he himself didn’t wear socks. Boehner tried to be even quicker on his socked feet and retorted:

“I didn’t have a tie on. It’s a really simple rule: if you’re wearing a tie, you should be wearing socks.”

Boy howdy, what a comeback! Except for the part where he seems to have forgotten about this:

kxlymike on Jun 30, 2008: