Boehener Op-Ed Claiming Victory on Earmarks

Republican Leader, my Congressman, and a Great American -- John Boehner -- has an op-ed in the Washington Examiner today that claims a victory for the GOP on the earmark reform issue. Here is the highlight:

Faced with a united Republican Conference, the Democratic leadership backed down on their plan to hide earmarks in a series of multi-billion dollar slush funds and, effective immediately, agreed to allow Republicans to challenge wasteful spending in appropriations bills on the House floor.

...but read the whole thing here.