Speaker Boehner has the votes to end the government shutdown

Via PoliticalWire.com:

"In the hours since the government shut down, House Republicans have slowly but steadily been coming forward to say they're ready to pass a bill to fund the government with no strings attached," Huffington Post reports.

"As of Wednesday afternoon, the number of those Republicans hit 18 -- surpassing the magic 17 votes needed to pass a clean funding bill if all 200 Democrats stick together and team up with them.

"Of course, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) would have to be willing to put that bill on the floor in the first place. But if he did, the votes appear to be there for passage, at which point the bill would sail through the Senate and be signed by President Barack Obama, ending the shutdown."