You know Republican leaders are sincere about wanting to avoid a government shutdown when they talk about the harm it will do to big business interests. At a Capitol press conference Friday, House Speaker John Boehner said he's not making contingency preparations for a government shutdown, and hopes to avoid one altogether, in part because of the inherent cost.

"And frankly, let's all be honest, if you shut the government down, it'll end up costing more than you save, because you interrupt contracts," Boehner admitted. "There's a lot of problems with the idea of shutting the government down."

That's the same message he and Democrats are getting from conservative interest groups like the Chamber of Commerce.

[Who !! now...what's this ?? I thought that government was bad for business and the root of all business problems. That's been the GOP message from the get go.So how can a government shutdown be bad for business as well ? Listen, you can't have it both ways. Or is the GOP just a bit schizoid now.]