Boehner has done some GOOD things. I am not always convinced that he does a GOOD thing because it is his philosophy or because his party members might revolt.
There are a couple of votes which conservatives take issue with, but the vast majority of his votes have been straight up conservative. He has taken NO pork spending, which is extremely rare and one of the reasons he was chosen as Speaker. Another reason is that he's faithful to the people he works with in the House and the GOP caucus knows this.
This guy is far better than FR knows. Another of his good qualities is that he's extremely patient, and willing to take the temporary hits in order to see conservative values happen over the long haul.