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Boehner driven to drink

His colleagues are trying to avoid the fiscal cliff — but John Boehner may have already gone over the edge.

The negotiations drove the House speaker to Margaritaville Friday night, when he was seen downing a few at an Arlington eatery after talks ended for the day, London’s Daily Mail reported.

Boehner and his six-man security detail hit Guapo’s about three hours after he left a White House meeting with President Obama and other congressional leaders.

Boehner and his party were laughing and having a good time, the paper said. Diners said he wore a festive red sweater.