The stimulus passes, but again without a single Republican vote in the House. More than that, of the ten Democrats who initially crossed the aisle to vote against the bill, only three changed their votes in the final tally. So what does this tell us? Well, Republicans were clearly pleased with the response they were getting from constituents after they unanimously voted against Pelosi's first version of the stimulus. If anything they were emboldened by the course of events since that time. The expectation on the Hill as recently as earlier this week was that some 20 Republicans would support the president when the stimulus came back for a final vote. Having casted a symbolic protest vote against the measure the first time around, many of those members from only marginally Republican districts were expected to cave to a popular president and vote in favor if only to show that they were doing something besides obstructing in response to a deteriorating economic situation. And keep in mind that there was a major campaign by Obama's allies, coordinated with the White House, to target GOP leaders. As one Republican aide said in an email this afternoon, "the Dems threw in everything they had from the bully pulpit to the 527s." Still, not one Republican defected. Some of the credit obviously belongs to the Republican leadership in the House. Cantor whipped another perfect game and seems well able to keep his troops in line -- even if they can't actually prevent the majority from ramming through whatever legislation it wants. But most of the credit goes to Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama, who failed, despite all their resources and advantages, to corral, cajole, or coerce even one Republican into supporting this bill.