I am putting this blog post up as bait for all of our imaginative commenters who, when the mood strikes them, can lay into one of our own with as much zest as they take on the opposition.Having felt their sting myself, I know of what I speak.Anyway, here's Arlen Specter - who is going to vote for the $827 billion stimulus tomorrow - and the reasons he gives why he must: Wave after wave of bad economic news has created its own psychology of fear and lowered expectations. As in the old Movietone News, the eyes and ears of the world are upon the United States. Failure to act would be devastating not just for Wall Street and Main Street but for much of the rest of the world, which is looking to our country for leadership in this crisis. The legislation known as the "moderates" bill, hammered out over two days by Sens. Susan Collins, Ben Nelson, Joe Lieberman and myself, preserves the job-creating and tax relief goals of President Obama's stimulus plan while cutting...(Read Full Post)