and really shut down the government. If the Republicans want to wreck the US internationally and financially make the pain so quick and sure that it will turn around quickly.
Stop all US commerce that travels by airplane or crosses a border by closing the FAA (airports) and Customs. Put fear into the ruling classes by discontinuing the convoying by warships of merchant vessels past Somalia.
Make the pain personal to those teapartiers that want the government to keep their stinking hands off Medicare, by closing more than National Parks. Close down the National Weather Service (NWS), so they won't get warnings of the type of severe storms that just devastated Georgia (or tornadoes). Close down the Coast Guard, to make boating dangerous. Stop sending out Social Security checks-they will be paid later. Close all the military bases on US soil.
Keep Medicare going so that no has an operation halted midway or their oxygen turned off.
The Republican challenge requires a Napoleonic response.