Defuse 'em with humor

Republican Congressman Boehner loudly declares if healthcare reform passes it'll be Armageddon.
President Obama wakes up the morning after healthcare reform passed, and looks outside. No blood running through the streets, no four horsemen of the apocalypse, no flaming meteors falling from the sky, no giant cracks in the earth's crust appearing underfoot.
“Looks like a nice day,” he observes.
Rush Limbaugh loudly declares he will leave the country if healthcare reform passes.
Healthcare reform passes, so people ask if he's left yet.