House Speaker John Boehner says he likes his life too much to run for president.

Making his first appearance Thursday night on �The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,� Boehner was asked by the host whether he�d ever consider seeking the nation�s highest office.

�No,� Boehner said immediately. �No?� Leno said. �No,� Boehner repeated.

�Listen, I like to play golf,� Boehner said by way of explanation. �I like to cut my own grass. You know, I do drink red wine. I smoke cigarettes. And I�m not giving that up to be the President of the United States.�

The line got a round of applause from the Burbank, Calif. audience.

Boehner also got a laugh when he was asked if GOP infighting in Washington is the worst that he�s seen.

�Oh, no, it�s, well, maybe it is,� Boehner said. �Probably. Yeah, probably.�

But he went on to downplay the conflict.

�The funny thing about the so called infighting is that we agree on all the goals,� the speaker said. �We think Obamacare is bad for the country. We think we shouldn�t spend more than what we bring in. We think the President is ignoring the law. It�s all a fight over tactics. It�s not over what our goals are.�

(AP)