It's worth pointing out something that's been little noted this week. Ted Kennedy has been out sick all week. He hasn't been to work since suffering that seizure on inauguration day, so he hasn't been casting any stimulus-package votes.
That gives the Democrats 57, not 58, votes, and means they need three, not two, Republican supporters. The impression this morning is that they'll get them, if only just barely, and the bill will clear a cloture vote today or tonight. Or, will Kennedy appear dramatically today to cast his cloture vote? I have no idea how dire or not his condition is, and don't even know what city he's in. It would certainly be a dramatic appearance if it turns out that way.
