Yep...Boehner was in Congress during the US unprecedented prosperity boom all the while fighting to keep taxes from being hiked. (Plus they had the deficit down to $160B before Congress turned though you will not hear about this in the media.) Then, when Pelosi took over things Bush bashing rose to a crescendo and the economy reversed.
Can you say, with a straight face, that Boehner has fought as hard to stop the spending as he has to stop tax hikes? Careful now, everyone is watching.