what is the highest. 60. it could go to 80. i would be shocked if they didn t beatur record. i would be shocked. chris: we are talking speaker bainer. i think for all planning purposes in 8 out of 10 futures boehner is the speaker. a top house republican lynn westmoreland of georgia said on friday if the gop takes control of congress they are going to pass spending bills that the president is likely to vet hond then he said this. if the government shuts down we want you with us. is that what we can expect from a republican house, another government shutdown like when you were in charge? i don t know if you can expect it. i think that john boehner will do everything he can to find a way ton keep the government opn and that will seek to get the president to agree. i dot think he will give up on principle. a lot of it depends on the