[mwl1]

Yes, but just a procedural vote in the Senate. The House will reinstate the full tax cut, and send it to conference. The battle will be in the reconciliation package this summer to be hammered out in the conference committee.

Bottom line: ff Bush can hold the House on this, he'll get 90% or more of what he wants.

[Wphile]

Right. That's what I expect to happen. Even if they pull $100 billion out, Bush still gets 87% of what he asked for plus a nice chunk going to Defense. Not bad.