Thank you for smoking Should the White House be off limits to smoking? Maybe the stress of the last several days got to House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday night when he decided to light up a cigarette on the South Lawn of the White House. Boehner, known for chain smoking, had only been at the annual Congressional Picnic for about ten minutes when he was seen taking a puff, a rarity at the White House. What do you think? Let us hear from you.