No, never.

NO, NEVER

   Was there ever such a Speaker?
   For that matter, who has seen--
   Ever--such a Senate Leader?
   One returns to Halloween
   When black cats, unnerved in alleys,
   Give in to distressed meows.
   Get a grip on, Nancy, Harry!
   How about a few bow-wows?

--W. H. VON DREELE