Boehner still hates 'garlic milkshakes'

The garlic lobby isn't going to be happy.

After checking out the Senate's 2,074 page health care bill released last night, Minority Leader John Boehner has reprised his now famous (infamous?) punch line.

"The American people have soundly rejected this," Boehner said Thursday morning. "And I told you several months ago how popular it was. It's as popular as a garlick milkshake."

We've never tried a garlic milkshake, but the good folks in Gilroy, Calif., site of the annual Garlic Festival, serve garlic ice cream every year. And they took a shot at Boehner last time he made such a reference.

Brian Bowe, the executive director of the garlic festival, told Greg Sargent over at The Plum Line last month: “I would invite him [Boehner] to our festival and would urge him to try the garlic ice cream. It’s the longest line of people at the festival every year. Everyone loves it."

One thing is clear: The Senate's garlic milkshake is a bit smaller and less expensive than the House version, if you believe the CBO.

with Jake Sherman