John Boehner is Speaker for three months and shuts down the government
Hmm..on one hand, Pelosi has no regard for other people's money, on the other hand, she loves the power of government. For what possible reason would she ever shut it down? It'd be like asking you to fund your own damn charity. Pass!
You are under the false impression that politicians on either side actually plan to do what the voters elected them into office for. I wonder if Boehner will dare to cut the defense budget, and bring US troops home from Europe, Iraq, Afghanistan, and remain in South Korea and Japan (two nations which have a far less risk of actually costing US troops their lives). That would save what? 100s of billions+ a year?