Boehner: Obama present votes 'chicken *$!*%' Ben Smith Ben Smith 1 hr 31 mins ago House minority leader John Boehner's spokesman confirms the accuracy of this quote, from an Ohio student newspaper: "Now, listen, I've voted 'present' two or three times in my entire 25-year political career, where there might have been a conflict of interest and I didn't feel like I should vote," Boehner said. "In Congress, we have a red button, a green button and a yellow button, alright. Green means 'yes,' red means 'no,' and yellow means you're a chicken s***. "And the last thing we need...