The House has passed another spending bill that contains a requirement that Obamacare be delayed for a period of one year. So now Obama and the Senate democrats have a choice;
1. Vote the House bill down or veto it if it makes it to the White House and shut down the government.
2. Accept the actions of the House, fund the government for the time being, and allow the representatives of the the majority of the American people (the GOP House members) to have input on the Obamacare bill.
Shutting down the government is the choice of the White House and Obama and nobody else. As some here have tried to say, parts of Obamacare were proposed by the GOP 30 years ago. Why did Obama cut them out this time? The majority of the House is GOP and they represent the majority of the voters who had no voice when Obamacare passed. It is only right to have everyone involved now even if that results in the repeal of Obamacare for something else that may actually work and not be corrupt.
If the government does shut down, it will be the executive branch who decides who gets paid and who doesn't. Obama will have to man up for maybe the first time.