I doubt there will be a unified opposition against this monstrosity.
All it takes is one GOP defection, and one of the Maine Senators has indicated she will vote for a stimulus.
I doubt we can get the same number of Dems (to offset GOP defections) to filibuster. No Dem has the cojones to stop Obama’s first major objective.
I suspect you’re right. The Senate has become this cozy little private club where every member scratches every other member’s back and they all work to keep the club exclusive with lifelong membership (and apparently inheritable if the Kennedys and Bidens have anything to do with it). Republicans who want to stay in with the crowd will find some way to characterize their vote as “good for the country” although it will actually only be “good for the country club”.