Rep. John Boehner (R., Ohio), the House GOP leader, says President Obama is leading the country with “childish partisanship.” In a press conference this morning, Boehner blasted the president and congressional Democrats for a record he calls the “epitome of failure.”

“For someone who asked to be held to the highest standard, President Obama spends an awful lot of time making excuses and whining about others,” Boehner said. “The American people want leadership from the White House, not childish partisanship.”

“With the President failing to lead, Democrats are rushing out of town to watch fireworks and eat macaroni salad instead of getting the American people’s work done,” Boehner added. He then chastised the Democrats for canceling the budget. He also went on an Obama riff: “Why aren’t you focused on stopping the oil spill? Why aren’t you focused on reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Why aren’t you focused on cutting spending now? Why aren’t you focused on creating jobs? What about the country, Mr. President?”

“The American people are going to hold Democrats accountable for failing to do what they promised they would and failing to do what needs doing,” Boehner said. “Republicans are listening and offering better solutions to cut spending now so we can put people back to work. Less spending, more jobs — it’s that simple.”

This is Boehner’s latest scrap with the White House. Earlier this week, Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, called Boehner “out of touch with America.”

Obama has also weighed in. “I was stunned to hear the leader of the Republicans in the House say that financial reform was like using a nuclear weapon to target an ant,” Obama said. “That’s right. He compared the financial crisis to an ant. The same financial crisis that led to the loss of nearly eight million jobs. The same crisis that cost people their homes and their lives savings.” Boehner’s spokesman has responded to Obama’s charge by saying Boehner was criticizing the Democrats’ financial-reform bill, not belittling the economic crisis.