It also sounds like what he's talking about is more the automatic spending cuts or sequestration, than a government shutdown. That's a line that Democrats have been pushing, but it's not clear to me whether it actually has to do with the feared shutdown, or just Washington's usual chaotic way of doing things.
Huntsman (Sr...or Jr....take your pic) is a hypocrite. In your linked article he states that private funding is best for (cancer) research.
Here’s an interesting article I found, on this subject, from someone who knew Sen Mike Lee’s dad, personally. Excellent points are made...
http://www.unconcon.com/?p=7239
Huntsman Sr is also a close friend of Glenn Beck. Makes me even more leery of Beck (through his associations), than I already was.