“The last time I checked, I didn't see a sign on the White House that said 'single people need not apply.’” 
 
 But while he may lack a “ho,” it’s unclear whether Graham would describe himself as a “bro.” 
 
 Moreover, Kirk’s comment raises a number of questions: Are congressional bros different from everyday bros? While he’s “been close once” to marrying a woman, he’s unsure why he never did so. In making the "bro with no ho" remark, Kirk was playing off recent comments from the South Carolina Republican about how his White House might look. His personal life also has been the cause of quips in the back-slapping Senate, with the likes of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk caught on mic Thursday, referring to Graham as a “bro with no ho.” Graham himself generated a flood of headlines this week when he suggested he would have a “rotating first lady” to fill the spot if he became president. Kirk said a "guy got popped" while they were on patrol. Graham has laughed it off and even joked recently that he’ll have more than one first lady once he gets to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. “I’ve been close once early on, [as I was] taking care of my sister,” Graham said when asked why he never married. Graham’s bachelorhood has been much-discussed since the launch of his presidential campaign. "Sen. Kirk said he regrets the comments," Graham said in a statement. "
– The latest adventure in hot mics involves Sen. Mark Kirk, who got caught joking to a colleague that fellow Republican senator Lindsey Graham is a "bro with no ho," reports the Huffington Post. "That's what we'd say on the South Side," said the Illinois lawmaker of his friend. He was referring to the focus on Graham running for president as a bachelor. “Senator Kirk was joking with his colleague and immediately apologized to anyone offended by his remark," says his press secretary. Democrats were trying to make hay, with the campaign manager for Rep. Tammy Duckworth—who hopes to take Kirk's seat in 2016—calling the joke "as offensive as it is unfunny," reports the Chicago Tribune. In an interview with Politico, meanwhile, Graham sounds a little annoyed with all the fuss over his singlehood. "At the end of the day, there’s nothing wrong about not being married," he says. "Having a marriage and a good family and children is a blessing. But I don’t think I’m a defective person by any means." He tells the website that he was close to being married when he was much younger, in the days when he was the legal guardian of his younger sister after their parents died within 15 months of each other. “It’s something I really don’t know the answer to, other than I think it’s OK."