I'm about to say something that I very rarely say: good for Harry Reid. Every now and then he does something that threatens to threaten his well-earned reputation for spinelessness. Today seems to be one of those days. Apparently, he's informed Olympia Snowe that if she wants to see cuts on the spending side of the stimulus, she better be prepared to trim some of the "tax relief" side, too.
I'll be impressed when he actually calls the Rs' bluff and we see a real filibuster. It would be a great civics lesson for the reality tv generations.