Harry Reid is pushing for a vote on the stimulus package today, suggesting that he thinks it could go through.  How would it go through?  Don’t Republicans have enough voting power (40 against the Dems’ 58) to shoot this down if they want to?

Oh, wait.  That would require Republicans to vote like conservatives, instead of pansies.

According to the Wall Street Journal, a team of moderates from both sides are working on a “compromise” that would punch fiscal conservatism squarely in the nuts:

A group of nearly 20 moderates from both parties have been negotiating in hopes of cutting as much as $100 billion from President Barack Obama’s plan, which has ballooned to $935 billion on the Senate floor, with further add-ons possible during a long day of votes Friday.

This is why I don’t like moderates.

By “compromising,” these Republican moderates would be playing into Obama’s hands:

Late Thursday, Mr. Obama, on his way to Williamsburg, Va., to visit a House Democratic retreat, suggested he’s willing to accept $800 billion. “Our original figure was roughly in the 800 range,” he told reporters. “There have been some changes to our framework both in the House and in the Senate, but that’s I think the scale that we need to deliver for the American people.”

If you don’t like this, Michelle Malkin wants you to call Senators like Arlen Spector and give ‘em the business.