Did any side really want this plan?

It is ludicrous to pin the blame on Pelosi as the WA Post noted:

It's too early to know whether Pelosi's speech, which laid much of the blame for the whole financial crisis at the foot of the Bush administration, really made much of a difference. But if several House Republicans actually did switch their votes on a momentous piece of legislation just because they were irritated by a speech, what does that say about them? As Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) mockingly characterized the GOP's argument: "Somebody hurt my feelings, so I'm going to punish the country."

Clearly the Stealth 12 Republicans were looking for any reason to vote "Nay". But DailyKos suggests that Rep. Van Hollen may have been advising any Dem in a tight race not to vote for it. I guess he was counting on enough GOP votes to push it over the top.