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Friends have teased Rob Portman for his clean cut style for decades

ByChris Moody
August 09, 2012, 1:34 PM

— -- COLUMBUS, Ohio-- The year is 1991, and "(Th)Rob Portman," a perpetually "clean," athletic Republican attorney is about to embark on what will become a very successful political career.

At least, that's how his colleagues at the Office of Legislative Affairs characterized him when they threw Portman a farewell party at their office near the White House more than 20 years ago.

Alex Pappas of The Daily Caller obtained an invitation to a going away party for Portman after his tenure working for President George H.W. Bush.

As you'll see, their light-hearted roast of the future Senator and possible Republican vice presidential hopeful isn't all that different from how he's viewed today:

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