Senate HCR Debate Chugs Along

Update: Reports are, including a tweet from the DemWarRoom (Senate Dem caucus staff) that Landrieu will vote to proceed. As a reminder, this vote is just the vote that says that the Senate will be able to continue to debate, which will then eventually lead to vote on whether they will vote on the final bill. Gotta love the Senate.

Wow, Republicans love Medicare now. Why just yesterday, it seems that they were all set to privatize it. Well, maybe not yesterday, but in April. Today, what we're learning from the Republicans in the debate is that the CBO lies when they score a Democratic plan well, and that Medicare is sacred when they want it to be.

Oh, and Thune agrees with Liz Cheney that the Chinese should be dictating American domestic policy on healthcare reform.

Help document the atrocities. We'll be at it all day, with the vote coming by about 9:00 tonight, EST. Update: Don't forget there's always going to be a liveblog available in the diaries throughout the day.