House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's love of chocolate is well-documented. (See proof here and here.)
So House Speaker John Boehner was probably just tapping into that when he sent Pelosi three pints of Graeter's Gelato for her birthday today. After all, picking out presents for people is tough, especially when it's one for your political opposite.
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