John Boehner is the Republican Minority Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives. If republicans win big as expected this November then he becomes the Speaker of the House as Nancy Polosi is for the democrats. John Boehner is also the most heavily lobbied congressman in Washington. With ties dating back to the early 90's to big banks with unlimited funds like Citi-Group or large Tobacco conglomerates, Rep. Boehner wields enormous influence over Republicans eager to have their campaigns funded by corporate money.
The recent controversial supreme court decision that granted corporations the same campaign funding rights as a person further perpetuates the fascism in American politics. The article speaks of the some issues Rep. Boehner was recently lobbied at weekly meeting and they ranged from eliminating a debit card cap fee to preventing a cap on greenhouse gases. I believe the convergence of business and politics is undemocratic.
Posted by: Mark Brady
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/us/politics/12boehner.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&hp
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