The Week

• One thousand pages of stimulus legislation, a few hours to read it: It’s change you’ll just have to take his word for.

• The Democrats have made a number of personnel blunders, Republicans have mostly held together against the stimulus, and the public shows little confidence that the stimulus will save the economy. Republicans are taking comfort from these developments. Too much comfort, actually. Obama’s cabinet difficulties have not reduced his popularity. The public, far from associating Republicans with superior alternatives to the stimulus, rates the party’s handling of the issue unfavorably — especially compared with that of the president. The Republicans’ unity is a real accomplishment, but they should save the high fives for later.