Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell either was dodging reporters' questions today or didn't receive a press update from his staff.
At his weekly stakeout following the Republican lunch, the Kentucky senator had few answers.
Asked about a new poll showing most Americans want troops withdrawn from Iraq: "I didn't see the poll."
On a morning suicide bombing that may have been targeting Vice President Dick Cheney: "Well, I think the fact that there was a bomb that went off in Afghanistan is not something that hasn't -- it was in Afghanistan, right?"
When a reporter confirmed the attack was indeed in Afghanistan, he continued: "It's happened before. It's dangerous there."
When queried about an agreement the Iraqi government reached on oil revenue: "Has it been reached?"
Next came confirmation it has been reached, and another question, does it give a lot of power to Western oil companies?
"I haven't -- yeah, I haven't seen it, so I really don't know what the details are. Sorry."
Finally, one reporter asked McConnell's reaction to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's decision to involve the United States in talks with Iran and Syria.
"Was that an announcement that was made this morning?"
Reporter: "Yes."
"Yeah, I really haven't focused on it yet."