| All the Cable nets are reporting that a tentative deal has been struck for a stimulus package costing about $780 Billion.
Apparently, Reid was able to placate Collins, Specter, Nelson et al. Maybe he gave them some Ovaltine or something.
Stay tuned.
UPDATE: MSNBC is reporting that Senator Edward Kennedy is making his way to DC from Florida to cast what could be the decisive vote on cloture. Kennedy hasn't been seen in the Senate since collapsed on inauguration day.
UPDATE II: Chris Mathews is reporting that Senator Kerry says that deal is a package that contains 58% spending versus 42% tax cuts. So, to recap, we gutted the bill as a whole and larded it up with far less effective tax cuts (because they've worked wonders so far, apparently) to appease folks who will vote against the package anyway in overwhelming numbers. I mean, they might get three GOP senators to vote for cloture. And it only cost about 100 billion bucks in actual stimulus a piece.
How did Harry Reid get this job again? |
