Boehner, Cantor, McConnell, and Obama Try to Buy a Bottle of Wine, Fail

It was reported on Tuesday, Reps. Boehner (R-OH) and Cantor (R-VA), Sen. MCConnell (R-KY), and President Obama attempted to purchase a bottle of Merlot at Jack's Liquors in the Adams-Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC but failed to come to any consensus on price, size, or style.

According to CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer, who "just so happened to be at the same store at the same time (11am) to purchase a bottle of Dewars Scotch", Obama had called Boehner and suggested that since they were all pitching in, they could afford a more expensive, larger bottle.  Boehner agreed that they needed a large bottle, but by the time Obama arrived, he found Boehner had chosen a wine that was far less expensive than he had hoped, and the two began arguing.

When the two finally came to an agreement, Cantor burst into the store and grabbed the cheapest bottle of wine he could find.  Obama said he would never go for it, so McConnell, who had just then arrived, suggested that Cantor tell the President that he wants the cheapest bottle, then hold a vote on the expensive bottle, which would end in a 2-2 vote.  Then, Obama being President would just buy the large, expensive bottle of wine and Cantor could claim he did not want it.  However, the clerk had overheard them, so Cantor bailed and pulled Boehner and McConnell out of the store with him.

Blitzer then reported that, by this point, he had downed the bottle of Dewars and now has forgotten what else, if anything, happened.