LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- The federal government shutdown was a "predictable disaster" that reflects the challenges he has had to deal with in his job, House Speaker John Boehner says.
Appearing on the "Tonight Show," the Republican leader said he warned fellow House members against causing the showdown, but was urged by others in the party to go along as part of the fight over President Obama's healthcare law, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.