Doesn't this remind you of the run-up to TARP? On TARP conservatives did a call-in to House Republicans and some held firm, only to be later bought off with taxpayer $$$$. Then a few weeks later they were fired (the ones that voted for TARP).
In this case Democrats waited until AFTER they were fired to try to pass their TARP pork deal, this package. Sounds like Pelosi may pull this one off too, like she did for Obama-care. Do Democrats have a lose-lose here?