john boehner john boehner jeremy mayfield drug Boehner backs Obama on Afghanistan . House Minority Leader John Boehner on Tuesday defended President Barack Obama on Afghanistan, rejecting suggestions from House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) that the president only has one year left to prove his Afghanistan policy is working.Boehner's Bluff Called . Washington, D.C.-- Today Rep. John Boehner, the House GOP leader, used an opinion piece in the Washington Times and... read more