A vote for cloture is essentially a vote for the bill to pass. The Dems have more than enough to get the 50 votes they need. Don't be tricked by Specter and the Mainettes voting for cloture and then voting against the bill to give them some cover. I wouldn't be surprised to see Reid allow a few of the more vulnerable Dems to vote against it to provide them cover. But make no mistake, everyone who voted for cloture (with the exception of Corker's procedural vote to maintain the right to have a revote) did everything they could to get Porkulus passed.
I am confident Snowe, Collins and Specter are goimng to vote for the bill but not Corker. He is being malingned because one freeper jumped the gun and posted the thread with the wrong title. In fact, even CNN had the correct title, when the freeper did not.
You have it right. The Reps only chance to stop this bill was to stop cloture. Failing that, the bill just needs 50 votes to pass and it will. No amendments will be allowed before tomorrow’s vote. Elections have consequences. The Dems control Congress and the WH. They will get what they want. They only need Reps to share the blame. Any success will credited to the Dems.