John Boehner

Facts:

1. Boehner's mantra is "tThe House should 'work its will'"
2. While Boehner negotiates in good faith, he often doesn’t have the backing to pull the trigger on a deal.
3. His 1st package of spending cuts was his "biggest regret".
4. He failed to cut a multitrillion-dollar deficit-reduction deal with President Barack Obama after the mere perception that he might give ground on taxes filtered back to his troops.
5. He had to pull his debt-limit bill from the floor at the eleventh hour before reviving it with concessions to conservatives.
6. Boehner’s Republicans have used the leverage of controlling a single chamber of Congress to slash $1 trillion or so from the budget over the next decade.
7. He hasn’t yet demonstrated that he has the juice to move an agenda aimed at making laws with Obama and Reid.
8. he supports the will of the House working its way

Questions:

1. What kind of disagreements/issues do Boehner and Obama have?
2. Why does he have trouble "pulling the trigger" on a deal?
3. Why is he so afraid of taking a 'risk'?
4. What does he mean by the house "working its way" or "working its will"?
5. How much control do he and his Republicans have over Congress?