April Fool's Day With a Political Bent

Its April Fools Day, and politicians are joining in on the fun.

They are, of course, keeping it partisan -- but not the way you would think.

Newt Gingrich broke the April Fools ice this morning,tweeting that he now supports President Obama's foreign policy:

A shocking turn-around, given the possibility that a nuclear framework with Iran, which his party intensely opposes, may be imminent. But Gingrich was quick to clarify his rationale for the post:

Scott Walker, who is a likely GOP candidate for the 2016 presidential race, harped on the excitement of campaign announcement season, tweeting he was about to make a "big" one.

For basketball fans, it was a big announcement, although not terribly surprising; he's supporting his state's university in the final four this weekend:

The Democratic Party did have quite the cheeky response:

Inevitably, the Clintons came up:

But House Speaker John Boehner's staff pulled a prank on him that was completely non-partisan. Both sides of the aisle would likely identify with his reaction: